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Antimicrobial therapy in palliative care: an overview

Macedo F, Nunes C, Ladeira K, Pinho F, Saraiva N, Bonito N, Pinto L, Gonçalves F.. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2018-02-12

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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. End-of-life care

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

In the advanced stages of illness, patients often face challenging decisions regarding their treatment and overall medical care. Terminal ill patients are commonly affected by infections. However, in palliative care, the use of antimicrobials can be an ethical dilemma. Deciding whether to treat, withhold, or withdraw the antimicrobial treatment for an infection can be difficult. Antimicrobial administration can lead to adverse outcomes but the two main benefits, longer survival and symptom relief, are the main reasons why physicians prescribe antimicrobial when treating terminally ill patients. For the patient who has an irreversible advanced heart or lung disease, or an advanced dementia, or a metastatic cancer, it is easier the decision of withholding mechanical ventilation, tube feeding, and dialysis than antibiotherapy. To characterize infections, agents, and their treatments in palliative care, we conducted a review of the literature. We also included some tips to help health professionals to guide their clinical approach.

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How this study scored 38/100
How this study's score is builtJournal tier 7 of 10; Journal's citation record left out, no data; Study design 0 of 12; Strength of evidence 1 of 5; Peer-review validation 10 of 10; How recent 2 of 5; Sample size 0 of 4; Effect reported 0 of 3; Studied in people 0 of 3; Randomised / blinded 0 of 2; Times cited left out, no data; Citations per year left out, no data; Impact for its field and year left out, no data; Cited by studies here left out, no data; Still being cited left out, no data; Senior author's track record left out, no data; Institution's track record left out, no data; Multi-centre collaboration left out, no data; Indexed in PubMed 2 of 2; Free to read 0 of 2. 22 of the 58 points it could be judged on, which is 38 of 100. Total 38 of 100.22 of the 58 points we could judge = 38 of 100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record and multi-centre collaboration, so those were left out: it earned 22 of the 58 points we could judge it on, which is 38 out of 100.

ComponentPointsWhy
Journal tier 7 / 10 Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer)
Journal's citation record — / 4 No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score
Study design 0 / 12 No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Strength of evidence 1 / 5 Rated “low” in our summary
Peer-review validation 10 / 10 Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent 2 / 5 2018 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size 0 / 4 Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported 0 / 3 No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people 0 / 3 Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomised / blinded 0 / 2 No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited — / 7 No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score
Citations per year — / 5 No citation count or no year — left out of this score
Impact for its field and year — / 6 No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score
Cited by studies here — / 6 Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score
Still being cited — / 4 No yearly citation counts — left out of this score
Senior author's track record — / 4 Senior author's record not available — left out of this score
Institution's track record — / 3 No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score
Multi-centre collaboration — / 3 Institutions not listed — left out of this score
Indexed in PubMed 2 / 2 Indexed in PubMed (PMID 29435712)
Free to read 0 / 2 Behind a paywall — scores zero
Points 22 / 58 Scored on 11 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 22 of the 58 points we could judge it on is 38 out of 100.
Total 38 / 100 —

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APA 7th

Macedo, F., Nunes, C., Ladeira, K., Pinho, F., Saraiva, N., Bonito, N., et al. (2018). Antimicrobial therapy in palliative care: an overview. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4090-8

Vancouver

Macedo F, Nunes C, Ladeira K, Pinho F, Saraiva N, Bonito N, et al. Antimicrobial therapy in palliative care: an overview. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 2018. doi:10.1007/s00520-018-4090-8. PMID: 29435712.

BibTeX

@article{macedo2018-29435712,
  author  = {Macedo, F. and Nunes, C. and Ladeira, K. and Pinho, F. and Saraiva, N. and Bonito, N. and Pinto, L. and Gonçalves, F.},
  title   = {{Antimicrobial therapy in palliative care: an overview}},
  journal = {Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer},
  year    = {2018},
  doi     = {10.1007/s00520-018-4090-8},
  pmid    = {29435712},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4090-8}
}

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