Patrick White
Washington University in St. Louis
25 Papers
28 Citations
Patrick White is an academic researcher from Washington University in St. Louis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Palliative care. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 20 publications. Previous affiliations of Patrick White include University of Notre Dame & University of Pittsburgh.
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Papers
Grief During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Considerations for Palliative Care Providers.
TL;DR: The relationship of the COVID-19 pandemic to anticipatory grief, disenfranchised grief, and complicated grief for individuals, families, and their providers is described and resources for healthcare providers are provided.
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Antimicrobial Use in Patients with Advanced Cancer Receiving Hospice Care
TL;DR: Symptom control may be the major indication for antimicrobial use for patients receiving hospice and palliative care, and antimicrobials controlled symptoms in the majority of the urinary tract infections, but were less effective in controlling symptoms in other sites of infection.
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Symptomatic treatment of infections in patients with advanced cancer receiving hospice care
TL;DR: Although the use of antimicrobials improved symptoms in the majority of patients with urinary tract infections, symptom control was less successful in infections of the respiratory tract, mouth/pharynx, skin/subcutaneous tissue, or blood.
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Olanzapine for the Treatment of Advanced Cancer-Related Chronic Nausea and/or Vomiting: A Randomized Pilot Trial.
Rudolph M. Navari,Cameron Pywell,Jennifer Le-Rademacher,Patrick White,Andrew B. Dodge,Costantine Albany,Charles L. Loprinzi +6 more
TL;DR: Olanzapine, at 5 mg/d, appeared to be effective in controlling nausea and emesis and in improving other symptoms and quality-of-life parameters in the study population.
Challenges in Implementing Hospice Clinical Trials: Preserving Scientific Integrity While Facing Change.
TL;DR: One hospice clinical trial is used as an exemplar to demonstrate challenges for clinical trial research in this setting and lessons and problem-solving strategies can assist in future hospice trials.
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