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Charles F. von Gunten
Researcher at OhioHealth
Publications - 156
Citations - 4020
Charles F. von Gunten is an academic researcher from OhioHealth. The author has contributed to research in topics: Palliative care & End-of-life care. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 145 publications receiving 3790 citations. Previous affiliations of Charles F. von Gunten include Riverside Methodist Hospital & University of California, San Diego.
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Safety and benefit of discontinuing statin therapy in the setting of advanced, life-limiting illness a randomized clinical trial
Jean S. Kutner,Patrick J. Blatchford,Donald H. Taylor,Christine S. Ritchie,Christine S. Ritchie,Janet Bull,Diane L. Fairclough,Laura C. Hanson,Thomas W. LeBlanc,Greg Samsa,Steven Wolf,Noreen M. Aziz,David C. Currow,Betty Ferrell,Nina D. Wagner-Johnston,S. Yousuf Zafar,James F. Cleary,Sandesh Dev,Patricia S. Goode,Patricia S. Goode,Arif H. Kamal,Cordt T. Kassner,Elizabeth Kvale,Elizabeth Kvale,Janelle G. McCallum,Adeboye Ogunseitan,Steven Z. Pantilat,Russell K. Portenoy,Maryjo Prince-Paul,Jeff A. Sloan,Keith M. Swetz,Charles F. von Gunten,Amy P. Abernethy +32 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that stopping statin medication therapy is safe and may be associated with benefits including improved QOL, use of fewer nonstatin medications, and a corresponding reduction in medication costs.
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Palliative Cancer Care a Decade Later: Accomplishments, the Need, Next Steps—From the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Frank D. Ferris,Eduardo Bruera,Nathan I. Cherny,Charmaine Cummings,David C. Currow,Deborah Dudgeon,Nora A. Janjan,Florian Strasser,Charles F. von Gunten,Jamie H. Von Roenn +9 more
TL;DR: The need for palliative cancer care is greater than ever notwithstanding the strides made over the last decade, and further efforts are needed to realize the integration of palliatives care in the model and vision of comprehensive cancer care by 2020.
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Ensuring Competency in End-of-Life Care Communication and Relational Skills
TL;DR: A 7-step approach for physicians for structuring communication regarding care at the end of life is presented, which can be used in situations such as breaking bad news, setting treatment goals, advance care planning, withholding or withdrawing therapy, making decisions in sudden life-threatening illness, and resolving conflict around medical futility.
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Secondary and tertiary palliative care in US hospitals.
TL;DR: The case of Reverend J, a man with advanced cancer admitted to an acute palliative care unit in a teaching hospital, illustrates the use of secondary and tertiary clinical palliatives care services in hospitals and health care systems.
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Subcutaneous methylnaltrexone for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation in patients with advanced illness: a double-blind, randomized, parallel group, dose-ranging study.
Russell K. Portenoy,Jay Thomas,Michele L. Moehl Boatwright,Diep N. H. Tran,Frank L. Galasso,Nancy Stambler,Charles F. von Gunten,Robert J. Israel +7 more
TL;DR: In conclusion, methylnaltrexone relieved opioid-induced constipation at doses >or=5mg in patients with advanced illness, and did not reduce analgesia or cause opioid withdrawal symptoms.