Background Anaemia is common in palliative care. Treatment of iron deficiency, if present, is recommended to improve symptoms and reduce dependency on blood transfusion. Previously, use of intravenous ...

Background Severe anaemia is common in the hospice setting. Causes include anaemia of chronic disease (ACD) and associated functional iron deficiency (FID), with or without absolute iron deficiency ...

Background The prevalence of iron deficiency in heart failure (HF) is high (Okonko, Mandal, Missouris et al. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2011;58:1241–1251) and found in patients with/without anaemia. It ...

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous clonidine for refractory symptoms in the palliative setting. Methods A retrospective chart review of the use of subcutaneous clonidine ...

Correspondence to Dylan G Harris, Palliative Care Department, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9DT, UK; dgharris{at}doctors.org.uk Background Educational board games ...