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Luc Deliens
Researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Publications - 591
Citations - 19874
Luc Deliens is an academic researcher from Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The author has contributed to research in topics: Palliative care & Health care. The author has an hindex of 67, co-authored 540 publications receiving 16961 citations. Previous affiliations of Luc Deliens include University of Amsterdam & VU University Medical Center.
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End-of-life decision-making in six European countries: descriptive study
Agnes van der Heide,Luc Deliens,Karin Faisst,Tore Nilstun,Michael Norup,Euǵenio Paci,Gerrit van der Wal,Paul J. van der Maas +7 more
TL;DR: Investigation in six European countries found medical end-of-life decisions frequently precede dying in all participating countries, with large variations in the extent to which decisions were discussed with patients, relatives, and other caregivers.
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Preferences for place of death if faced with advanced cancer: a population survey in England, Flanders, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain
Barbara Gomes,Irene J Higginson,Natalia Calanzani,Joachim Cohen,Luc Deliens,Luc Deliens,Barbara A Daveson,Dorothee Bechinger-English,Claudia Bausewein,Pedro Lopes Ferreira,Franco Toscani,Arantza Meñaca,Marjolein Gysels,Lucas Ceulemans,Steffen T. Simon,H. R. W. Pasman,Gwenda Albers,Sue Hall,Fliss E M Murtagh,Dagny Faksvåg Haugen,Dagny Faksvåg Haugen,Julia Downing,Jonathan Koffman,Francesca Pettenati,Silvia Finetti,Bárbara Antunes,Bárbara Antunes,Richard Harding +27 more
TL;DR: The strong association with personal values suggests keeping home care at the heart of cancer EoLC, with at least two-thirds of people prefer a home death in all but one country studied.
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Integration of oncology and palliative care: a Lancet Oncology Commission
Stein Kaasa,Jon Håvard Loge,Matti Aapro,Tit Albreht,Rebecca Anderson,Eduardo Bruera,Cinzia Brunelli,Augusto Caraceni,Andrés Cervantes,David C. Currow,Luc Deliens,Marie Fallon,Xavier Gómez-Batiste,Kjersti Støen Grotmol,Breffni Hannon,Dagny Faksvåg Haugen,Irene J Higginson,Marianne Jensen Hjermstad,David Hui,Karin Jordan,Geana Paula Kurita,Philip Larkin,Guido Miccinesi,Friedemann Nauck,Rade Pribakovic,Gary Rodin,Per Sjøgren,Patrick Stone,Camilla Zimmermann,Tonje Lundeby +29 more
TL;DR: This Commission proposes the use of standardised care pathways and multidisciplinary teams to promote integration of oncology and palliative care, and calls for changes at the system level to coordinate the activities of professionals, and for the development and implementation of new and improved education programmes, with the overall goal of improving patient care.
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EHRA Expert Consensus Statement on the management of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices in patients nearing end of life or requesting withdrawal of therapy
Luigi Padeletti,David O. Arnar,Lorenzo Boncinelli,Johannes Brachman,John Camm,Jean Claude Daubert,Sarah Kassam,Luc Deliens,Michael Glikson,David L. Hayes,Carsten W. Israel,Rachel Lampert,Trudie Lobban,Pekka Raatikainen,Gil Siegal,Panos E. Vardas,Paulus Kirchhof,Rüdiger Becker,Francisco G. Cosio,Peter Loh,Stuart M. Cobbe,Andrew A. Grace,John M. Morgan +22 more
TL;DR: The ultimate judgement regarding this procedure must be made by the patient after careful communication about the deactivation's consequences, respecting his/her autonomy and clarifying that he/she has a legal and ethical right to refuse it.
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Are There Differences in the Prevalence of Palliative Care-Related Problems in People Living With Advanced Cancer and Eight Non-Cancer Conditions? A Systematic Review
Katrien Moens,Irene J Higginson,Richard Harding,Sarah Brearley,Augusto Caraceni,Joachim Cohen,Massimo Costantini,Luc Deliens,Anneke L. Francke,Stein Kaasa,Karen Linden,Koen Meeussen,Guido Miccinesi,Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen,Koen Pardon,Roeline Pasman,Sophie Pautex,Sheila Payne,Lieve Van den Block +18 more
TL;DR: There are commonalities in the prevalence of problems across cancer and non-cancer patients, highlighting the need for palliative care to be provided irrespective of diagnosis.