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| A WilcockSummaryAffiliation: University of Nottingham Country: UK Publications
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Prolonged QT interval and methadone: implications for palliative careAndrew Wilcock
University of Nottingham and Hayward House Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 3:252-7. 2009..To examine the recent literature with regards to methadone, prolongation of the QT interval, torsade de pointes and the implications for palliative care clinicians...- The prevalence of nocturnal hypoxemia in advanced cancerAndrew Wilcock
Hayward House Macmillan Specialist Palliative Cancer Care Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom
J Pain Symptom Manage 36:351-7. 2008..02), compared to those without nocturnal hypoxemia. Both groups exhibited abnormal levels of daytime sleepiness. Nocturnal hypoxemia is common in this group of patients and may contribute to mental fatigue (difficulty concentrating)... - Randomised, placebo controlled trial of nebulised furosemide for breathlessness in patients with cancerA Wilcock
Department of Palliative Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Nottingham, UK
Thorax 63:872-5. 2008..Breathlessness is a common and difficult symptom to treat in patients with cancer. Case reports suggest that nebulised furosemide can relieve breathlessness in such patients but few data are available... - Drugs given by a syringe driver: a prospective multicentre survey of palliative care services in the UKAndrew Wilcock
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Palliat Med 20:661-4. 2006..Only one combination was reported as visually incompatible, and there were 13 site reactions (4% of total). Laboratory physical and chemical compatibility data are available for less than half of the most frequently used combinations... - Anorexia: a taste of things to come?Andrew Wilcock
University of Nottingham, Hayward House Macmillan Palliative Care Cancer Unit, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, UK
Palliat Med 20:43-5. 2006..This journal club provides an outline of the pathophysiology of anorexia and highlights a paper that may provide an exciting glimpse of the future... - Potential for drug interactions involving cytochrome P450 in patients attending palliative day care centres: a multicentre auditA Wilcock
Hayward House Macmillan Specialist Palliative Cancer Care Unit, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK
Br J Clin Pharmacol 60:326-9. 2005..To determine the potential for drug interactions involving cytochrome P450 (CYP) in patients receiving palliative day care... - Does aromatherapy massage benefit patients with cancer attending a specialist palliative care day centre?Andrew Wilcock
Hayward House Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Cancer Unit, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
Palliat Med 18:287-90. 2004..g., the recruitment and retention of appropriate numbers of patients and the outcome measures used... - Is exercise an acceptable and practical therapy for people with or cured of cancer? A systematic reviewMatthew Maddocks
Hayward House Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Cancer Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Cancer Treat Rev 35:383-90. 2009..A greater understanding of the reasons for this is required. We have systematically reviewed the use of exercise in this group, identifying rates of uptake, adherence and completion along with factors influencing acceptability... - Validity of three accelerometers during treadmill walking and motor vehicle travelMatthew Maddocks
Division of Physiotherapy Education, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
Br J Sports Med 44:606-8. 2010..To determine the relative accuracy during treadmill walking and motor vehicle travel of the ActivPAL, PALlite and Digi-Walker accelerometers... - Prolongation of the QT interval in palliative care patientsGeorgina Walker
Hayward House Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Unit, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom
J Pain Symptom Manage 26:855-9. 2003..Although prolonged QTc is relatively common in patients referred to a specialist palliative care service, severely prolonged QT is rare... - Management of venous thromboembolism in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysisSimon I R Noble
Department of Palliative Medicine, Cardiff University, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK
Lancet Oncol 9:577-84. 2008..Ultimately, the decision to initiate, continue, and stop anticoagulation will need to be made on an individual basis, guided by the available evidence, the patient's circumstances, and their informed preferences... - The acceptability of different routes of administration of analgesia for breakthrough painG Walker
Palliative Care Cancer Unit, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
Palliat Med 17:219-21. 2003 - Pilot study of nasal morphine-chitosan for the relief of breakthrough pain in patients with cancerHilary Pavis
Hayward House Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Unit, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, United Kingdom
J Pain Symptom Manage 24:598-602. 2002..The formulation was acceptable to patients, generally well tolerated, and had an onset of pain relief 5 minutes after dosing. This formulation warrants further study... - Randomized controlled pilot study of neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the quadriceps in patients with non-small cell lung cancerMatthew Maddocks
Department of Palliative Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham NG5 1PB, United Kingdom
J Pain Symptom Manage 38:950-6. 2009..In conclusion, NMES warrants further study in patients with lung cancer... - Use of upper limb exercise to assess breathlessness in patients with cancer: tolerability, repeatability, and sensitivityAndrew Wilcock
Department of Palliative Medicine, Hayward House Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Cancer Unit, University of Nottingham, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
J Pain Symptom Manage 29:559-64. 2005..The two-arm test offers a potential means of assessing the effects of an intervention on breathlessness and E in patients for whom a cycle or treadmill exercise test is unsuitable... - Re: The effect of a physical exercise program in palliative care: a phase II studyMatthew Maddocks
J Pain Symptom Manage 32:513-5; author reply 515-6. 2006 - Measuring inspiratory muscle weakness in patients with cancer and breathlessnessLuke S B Feathers
J Pain Symptom Manage 25:305-6. 2003 - NICE guidance for screening for malnutrition: implications for lung cancer servicesAlpna Chauhan
Thorax 62:835. 2007 - Benchmarking the use of opioids in the last days of lifeAndrew Wilcock
J Pain Symptom Manage 34:1-3. 2007 - Symptom management in palliative care: optimizing drug treatmentAndrew Wilcock
University of Nottingham
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 67:400-3. 2006..This article provides an approach to symptom management and highlights how good prescribing is one of the essential skills required for the provision of optimal holistic palliative care... - Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES): a reactive palliative therapy, a proactive supportive therapy or both?Matthew Maddocks
Support Care Cancer 15:111; author reply 113. 2007 - Descriptors of breathlessness in patients with cancer and other cardiorespiratory diseasesAndrew Wilcock
Department of Palliative Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom
J Pain Symptom Manage 23:182-9. 2002....