Annals of Palliative Medicine

Papers
(The median citation count of Annals of Palliative Medicine is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Clinical efficacy of Mac-2-binding protein glycosylation isomer as a biomarker for albumin-bilirubin grade and the Controlling Nutritional Status score in chronic liver disease: investigation of cut-o84
Quality and fragility of meta-analyses assessing the efficacy and safety of Ginkgo biloba preparation: protocol for a methodological study61
Risk factors of aspiration occurrence with different feeding patterns in elderly intensive care unit (ICU) patients: a cross-sectional study37
The safety and effectiveness of α-synuclein immunotherapy vs. placebo for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis37
Palliative lower leg reconstruction27
Lessons from STIMULI: who benefits from consolidation nivolumab and ipilimumab in limited-disease small-cell lung cancer after chemo-radiotherapy?27
Scientometric analysis of researches on Tai Chi and health promotion based on literatures from 1991 to 202126
Multiple synchronous neoplasms in the ipsilateral parotid gland: case series23
Blosozumab in the treatment of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
Pivoting to telemedicine in a single-day multidisciplinary liver tumor clinic during COVID-19: the Texas Liver Tumor Center experience23
Efficacy and safety of epidural anesthesia versus local anesthesia in percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
Predictors of quality of life in older adult patients in Lebanon: a cross sectional study22
Clinical case control study analysis of vestibular function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome22
A narrative review of the challenges and impact of breast cancer treatment in older adults beyond cancer diagnosis22
In my hands, a glimpse of war21
Understanding others is knowledge, understanding oneself is enlightenment21
What are the optimal first-line therapies for patients with microsatellite instability-high/mismatch repair-deficient metastatic colorectal cancer?20
Clarification of issues raised by our readers for the meta-analysis of the efficacy of aerobic exercise combined with resistance training on maintenance hemodialysis patients19
Comprehensive care for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: insights from the 2022 San Antonio Liver Cancer Symposium19
Achievement of a durable response with eribulin for relapsed cardiac metastasis of uterine leiomyosarcoma after surgery: a case report and literature review18
Chylothorax associated with primary membranous nephropathy: a case report17
Prognostication methods for patients treated with palliative radiotherapy: a narrative review17
Emergent radiotherapy for brain and leptomeningeal metastases: a narrative review17
Integrating palliative care in patients with advanced multiple sclerosis: a scoping review16
The integration of palliative care with oncology: the path ahead16
Nalbuphine 20 mg combined with sufentanil 2 μg/kg exerts a better postoperative analgesia effect in patients undergoing a second cesarean section: a randomised trial16
Orbital metastasis from thyroid cancer: a case report and review of the literature16
Narrative review of radiofrequency ablation applications in peripheral nerves16
Treatment modalities to manage hepatocellular carcinoma patients with portal vein thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis15
Living with uncertainty in surgery: integrating palliative care principles into conversations as a solution to patient and family, provider, and health system disquietude15
Prognosis in chronic progressive neurologic disease: a narrative review15
Palliative care for elderly patients with advanced lung disease15
Catatonia in the medically ill and dying: a review for palliative care clinicians15
What are surgeons’ feelings of moral (di)stress?15
Considering narrative therapy in palliative care practice14
Does a palliative medicine service reduce hospital length of stay and costs in adults with a life-limiting illness?—a difference-in-differences evaluation of service expansion in Ireland14
Palliative care interventions and their early integration in the management of older adults with acute myeloid leukemia: a narrative review14
Breast cancer survivorship among younger patients: challenges and opportunities—narrative review14
The evolution of palliative medicine and its integration with oncology care13
Early allograft dysfunction discovery and prognosis: does the Model for End-stage Liver Disease still prevail?13
Manoranjitham and her father—a heart-rending palliative care story13
Re-evaluating self-expanding metallic stents for malignant airway obstruction: methodological insights13
Advance care planning, serious illness communication, and conversations to facilitate coping for patients with gastrointestinal malignancies: a narrative review12
Narrative review of management of cirrhosis during the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma12
Perspective of palliative care in radiation-oncology12
Advances in radiofrequency ablation for thoracic spine pain12
Thoraco-lumbar vertebral fractures and posterior wall protrusion (PWP)11
Preparing for death: a survey on rituals in the dying phase in the Christian context in Germany11
Palliative care tumor board: a narrative review and presentation of a novel conference to enhance collaboration and coordination of pain and symptom management for patients with advanced cancer11
Patient blood management when blood is not an option: a report of two cases11
Role of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for metastatic cancer patients beyond the traditional oligometastatic setting: a narrative review for an evolving concept11
Unusual arm vein thrombosis after the Moderna (mRNA-1273) COVID-19 vaccination—a case report11
Oncologic outpatient specialty palliative care referral uptake: a single institution quality improvement project11
Impact of radiotherapy for head and neck cancer on obstructive sleep apnea: a prospective study11
Risk factors for anxiety and depression in patients with gastrointestinal disorders—the role of the gut-brain axis10
Respiratory disorders and their association with clinical outcomes in COVID-19: a narrative review of current literature10
Opioid-induced respiratory depression suspected of drug interaction in a prostate cancer patient: a case report10
Trait creativity, personality, and physical activity: a structural equation model10
A diagnostic test of real-time PCR detection in the diagnosis of clinical bloodstream infection10
Need for inpatient rehabilitation and skilled nursing services in COVID-19 patients post hospitalization: a retrospective cohort study10
Implementing a risk communication tool to support care planning conversations in long-term care: evaluation of healthcare provider training10
Economic impact of informal care of cancer patients at the end of life10
Sarcopenia in cirrhosis: a clinical practice review10
Cognitive improvement effects of Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan (Cheonwangbosimdan) in patients with mild cognitive impairment: protocol for a randomized placebo-controlled pilot clinical trial10
Palliative care for patients with chronic kidney disease and severe COVID-19 in Brazil: a retrospective study in a quaternary hospital10
Retraction: clinical study on the effect of intramedullary fixation and extramedullary fixation on unstable intertrochanteric fractures10
Surgeon and medical student response to patient death10
Self-expanding metallic stent placement for the palliation of malignant airway complications10
Advance directives in Hong Kong: moving forward to legislation10
Thirty-day expected mortality and hemostatic palliative radiotherapy: definitions, certainties and uncertainties10
Special considerations in managing pain and psychosocial distress in patients with opioid use disorder and cancer: the role of the supportive care and psycho-oncology interdisciplinary team9
Adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitors: can they improve clinical outcomes in hormone receptor-positive (HR+) early breast cancer?9
Stepped palliative care: considerations for equitable implementation9
Lattice radiotherapy: where less is more?9
Effects of early postoperative shower after cardiac surgery9
Fully-immersive virtual reality instrumental activities of daily living training for mild dementia accelerates cognitive decline: a safety warning?9
Post-tracheostomy complications: respiratory failure caused by authologic foreign body—case report9
Artificial intelligence in home-based serious illness care: a scoping review of applications supporting quality palliative care9
Operational phenotyping for chronic low back pain: a narrative review and methodology for developing routing and escalation pathways across spine care9
Treatment for thoraco-lumbar osteoporotic vertebral body fractures9
Clinical application and comparison of serum lipoprotein (a) particle concentration and mass concentration in stroke patients and healthy adults: a prospective cohort study9
Clinical updates in cancer-related fatigue in palliative care settings—a scoping review9
Patients’ death: “Everybody hurts... sometimes”*9
Non-compliance with end-of-life parenteral nutrition prescription recommendations: retrospective study of 1,260 cancer patients8
The critical intersection of survivorship and palliative care in people with metastatic breast cancer8
Octreotide for long-lasting malignant bowel obstruction: two case reports8
Comparative analysis of symptom burdens and influential factors among diverse terminally-ill patients8
Effects of low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin as the adjunctive therapy in septic shock patients with and without hypogammaglobulinemia: a retrospective cohort study8
Prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms and their association with psychological problems in youths8
Palliative radiation oncology programs: improving value through high-quality and cost-effective care8
The role of palliative care for patients with left ventricular assist devices: a narrative review8
Palliative radiotherapy for hepatic cancer pain8
Patient Reported Outcomes/Metrics Program Trial (PROMPT)—palliative radiation: protocol of a prospective observational feasibility study8
Evaluating the feasibility of palliative radiotherapy planning for symptomatic bone metastases using diagnostic computed tomography8
Tunnelled catheters for palliative care outcomes: study protocol for a prospective, multicentre observational study (PRO ASEPT)7
The role of emergency departments in identifying, managing and referring patients with palliative care needs7
Comparative efficacy of five balloons for treating autogenous arteriovenous fistula stenosis: a Bayesian network meta-analysis7
Clinical outcomes of antithrombin III supplementation in an overt disseminated intravascular coagulation: a longitudinal single-institutional experience and retrospective analysis7
Narrative review: what constitutes contemporary, high-quality end-of-life care and can lessons be learned from medieval history?7
Emergent radiotherapy for pelvic malignancies: a narrative review7
Active treatment at the end of life—importance of palliative care in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a cohort study7
“So good; so late”: the strange love-hate relationship with paediatric palliative care7
The benefits of compression sleeves to prevent clinically significant lymphedema in women with breast cancer7
Symptom clusters in palliative-stage cancer correlate with proinflammatory cytokine cluster7
A narrative review of management of wounds in palliative care setting7
Erratum: Palliative care for elderly patients with advanced lung disease7
Carotid endarterectomy vs. carotid artery stenting: the quest for the holy grail continues7
Changes in opinions on intentional or unintentional hastening of death from graduation to 6 years as a physician—a follow-up cohort study7
Changes in oral health status in terminal cancer patients during the last weeks of life7
Prospective surveillance of patients after palliative radiation for painful bone metastases: a feasibility study7
Pain management and the use of opioids in adults with kidney failure receiving conservative kidney management7
Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about paediatric palliative care7
Palliative care in the older adult Veteran7
For Annals of Palliative Medicine special series—Oncology Nursing7
Development of a nomogram for severe costal cartilage calcification: a cohort study7
Palliative care referrals in patients with advanced malignancies and the benefits of early showering in patients following cardiac surgery7
Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation rescue for pulmonary hypertension and hypoxemic respiratory failure to obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a case report6
(Electronic) patient reported outcomes: an undervalued tool for discussions on palliative care?6
Successful treatment with tigecycline of severe pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia complicated with a diaphragmatic hernia: a case report6
Preparedness for the future in patients with relapsed or refractory hematopoietic malignancies in the treatment process: a qualitative study6
Melanoma—the therapeutic considerations in the clinical practice6
Spirituality in advanced cancer: implications for care in oncologic emergencies6
How does the frame of communication affect cancer patients’ decisions?—from a behavioral economics point of view6
How can a community be successfully empowered to deal with death, dying, and bereavement?—formative evaluation of the Caring Community Cologne using focus groups6
Society for Palliative Radiation Oncology: report from the Tenth Annual Meeting (2023)6
Elective surgery and postoperative shower: mind the gap and push the limits6
A survey of current specialty palliative care education in the United States6
The effects of integrated palliative care on quality of life and psychological distress in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
A clinical practice review: management strategies and emerging approaches for anastomotic leakage following radical surgery for esophageal cancer6
Palliative care in a rural surgery residency program: an educational needs assessment6
Palliative care specialists infrequently discuss driving safety with their patients with cancer when prescribing opioids6
Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of early COVID-19 patients in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China, January to March 20206
Immunotherapy for advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC): rational and current evidence6
Palliative care considerations in frail older adults6
Effectiveness of emotional freedom techniques in patients with persistent postural-perceptual dizziness: study protocol for a multicenter, pragmatic, pilot randomized controlled trial6
Outcome measures in palliative care training interventions: a systematic review of trial-based studies5
Examining stigma in experiences of male breast cancer patients and its impact as a barrier to care: a narrative review5
A prospective study for using cognitive decline as a predictor for survival and use of feeding/respiratory support for patients with motor neuron disease in Norway5
Efficacy and safety of naldemedine treatment for opioid-induced constipation in gastrointestinal cancer: a retrospective analysis5
A narrative review of oncologic emergencies in patients with head and neck cancers: initial management and the role of radiation therapy5
Through their eyes: a breast cancer survivor-led art workshop for undergraduate medical students5
Patient-reported outcome measures used in studies of palliative surgery in cancer care: a scoping review5
Should endovascular stenting be used routinely as first-line treatment for malignant superior vena cava syndrome?—a critical review in the context of recent advances in oncological treatments5
Clinical presentations of erosive esophagitis found at endoscopy in neurologically impaired children: a historical study5
It simply makes sense5
Lung ultrasound-guided treatment for acute respiratory distress syndrome in a critically ill patient with severe COVID-19: a case report5
Radiofrequency ablation of C2–3 medial branches/third occipital nerve to treat cervicogenic headache5
Integrated palliative care visits of patients with incurable cancer in Tampere University Hospital 2018–2021—a retrospective study5
The evolving role of radiotherapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: beyond symptom control5
The most downloaded articles published in Annals of Palliative Medicine from 20235
Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programme improves physical health and quality of life in post-COVID syndrome5
The surgeon’s role in delivering palliative care practices: a narrative review5
Evaluation of Advanced Practice Radiation Therapist integration in an inpatient palliative radiation therapy service: a single-center prospective observational mixed-methods study5
Hyperthyroidism due to thyrotropin receptor antibody stimulation of metastatic thyroid carcinoma during lenvatinib treatment: a case report5
Exploring better stratification methods for individualized treatment of patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases5
The lesion site in malignant psoas syndrome influences the cancer pain intensity5
To answer Spałek’s question: lattice radiotherapy is more hope than hype5
Implementation of kidney palliative care—lessons learned from the US Department of Veterans Affairs5
Who will make it home to die—an editorial on a new validated tool5
Unveiling narrative medicine in palliative care5
Public health palliative care and compassionate communities5
Bereavement care reimagined5
Place of death outcomes of home ventilation patients in Singapore: a retrospective cohort study using a linked database5
HR20013, a fixed-dose intravenous combination of fosrolapitant and palonosetron, for the prevention of cisplatin-induced nausea and vomiting: putting the PROFIT trial into perspective5
The curative potential of stereotactic radiotherapy in oligometastatic colorectal cancer: a narrative review5
Introduction to the special series: multidisciplinary and holistic palliative care5
Changes in the pathophysiology of primary hyperparathyroidism and analysis of postoperative recurrence cases at a regional core hospital in Japan: experience of 35 years in Shinshu University Hospital5
Lung infection caused by Blastoschizomyces capitatus without immunodeficiency: a case report and review of the literature4
Association between odontogenic conditions and maxillary sinus abnormalities: a retrospective cone-beam computed-tomographic study4
Comparison of anxiety and depressive symptoms of head and neck cancer patients in a closed-loop management system before and during the 2019 coronavirus pandemic: a comparative study4
Integrating compassion early: palliative care’s role in improving the quality of life and psychological well-being for individuals undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation4
Predictive value of machine learning in diagnosing cognitive impairment in patients with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis4
The analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block in pulmonary tumor ablation surgery: a prospective single-arm study4
Global challenges and initiatives in oncology nursing education4
Palliative care is a critical part of gynecologic oncologic care4
A comparative bibliometric analysis of Omicron and Delta variants during the COVID-19 pandemic4
Palliative care in dementia4
A step towards tackling chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)4
Improving timely transfers from acute care to the local palliative care unit for patients at the end of life4
Palliative care interventional research in general practice: a narrative review of factors affecting research conduct4
Real-world CAR-T findings for large B-cell lymphoma from a single institution experience4
Lattice radiotherapy: many reasons for hope4
A systematic review of psychotherapy for persons receiving palliative and hospice care, their caregivers, and patient-caregiver dyads4
Chronic schizophrenia with aggravation of psychiatric symptoms after cancer surgery: a case report and mini literature review4
Effect of diabetes on the prognosis, serum inflammatory factors, and quality of life of patients with lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans after vascular intervention: a retrospective comparati4
Growth and development of oncology nursing in Africa4
Psycho-oncology on wheels—a qualitative feasibility study of implementing home-based psychosocial support within specialist palliative home care (SPHC): a study protocol4
Preferences for life and functional prognostic information among Japanese patients undergoing first-time chemotherapy4
Is febuxostat associated with higher risk of cardiovascular death than allopurinol in treating gout or asymptomatic hyperuricemia?4
Childhood cancer in Bangladesh: a qualitative evaluation4
Palliative care in gynecologic oncology: a narrative review of current literature and vision for the future4
Competencies for quality spiritual care in palliative care in Latin America: from the Spirituality Commission of the Latin American Association for Palliative Care4
Ultrasound evaluation of optic nerve sheath diameter in relation to propofol and inhalational anesthetics in patients having surgery in the Trendelenburg position4
Dying: a lively subject4
Caregiver needs in end-of-life care are diverse, yet invisible: a narrative review4
How do we advance from daily struggles in malignant airway complications?4
A phase II trial on radiotherapy for high-risk asymptomatic bone metastases—creating more questions than answers?4
Therapeutic effect of microcurrent therapy in a rat model of secondary lymphedema4
Efficacy of treatments for pain and numbness in cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis4
Proton therapy in the palliative setting4
The pain lottery4
Medical marijuana for management of cancer pain: a narrative review4
Advancing global health economics and policy of palliative and end-of-life care: insights from Ireland, Norway, Finland, Argentina, and India4
Management of cancer pain in pregnancy: can opioids be used?4
Development of a tool for palliative care needs assessment and intervention: mixed methods research at a Swiss tertiary oncology clinic4
A narrative review of risk mitigation strategies in the management of opioids for chronic pain and palliative care in older adults: interprofessional collaboration with the pharmacist4
Palliative radiotherapy in pancreatic cancer: a retrospective study of 100 cases and regional patterns of practice4
Red blood cell distribution width as a marker of hyperinflammation and mortality in COVID-194
Cost-effectiveness analysis of rhTPO and rhIL-11 in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia in hematological tumors based on real-world data4
Assessing lafutidine’s potential to protect lung cancer patients from chemotherapy-induced neuropathy4
Society for Palliative Radiation Oncology: Report from the Eleventh Annual Meeting (2024)4
Sexual health after breast cancer: a clinical practice review4
Modes of mechanical ventilation and ultrasound scan technique for evaluating the optic nerve sheath diameter in patients undergoing surgery in the steep Trendelenburg position3
Interventional pain management in cancer patients—a scoping review3
Radiofrequency ablation of the superior cluneal nerves to treat chronic low back pain: a description of a novel technique3
The Groningen Defecation and Fecal Continence Questionnaire: the long way of an organized and methodical translation of Dutch to English, English to Chinese, and back to English and Dutch versions3
Prospective symptom burden assessment in patients with cancer and non-cancer advanced diseases3
Lattice radiotherapy: hype or hope?3
Postoperative pain and quality of life after lung cancer surgery: a prospective observational study3
Continuous monitoring of activity and vital signs with load cells under the bed legs in advanced cancer patients: a prospective exploratory observational study—can it represent performance status?3
The current scope of the COVID-19 pandemic and its influence on palliative medicine3
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the factors associating the willingness of Chinese community residents to receive COVID-19 vaccine3
Palliative care for patients with haematologic malignancies: challenges and opportunities3
Hypertension as a rare adverse effect caused by infliximab in the treatment of Crohn’s disease: a case report3
What do student and educator perspectives reveal about assisted dying in the UK medical curriculum? A narrative review3
Making a stand for diabetic foot reconstruction in the palliative patient in the European Union3
Results of meta-analysis should be interpreted with caution3
An observational study of the effects of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid-supplemented parenteral nutrition on postoperative complications in patients with Crohn’s disease3
Role of shared decision-making and early palliative care in progressive long-term neurological conditions3
What we still don’t know about surgeon response to patient death3
The pursuit of goal-concordant surgical care: persistent challenges and potential for progress3
Palliative therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma, palliative care in geriatric clinics, and the introduction of narrative medicine3
Is it time to update the treatment result of extracranial internal carotid artery stenosis?3
Second-trimester miscarriage caused by recurrent Klebsiella pneumoniae infection: a case report3
Physical and social challenges to managing chronic liver disease3
Advancing survivorship care for metastatic cancer: insights from MASCC-ASCO Standards and Recommendations3
Exploratory study of the association between Healing Scale and symptoms among terminally ill cancer patients3
Outcomes of care during the last month of life: a systematic review to inform the development of a core outcome set3
Clinical impact of cachexia biomarkers in advanced cancer3
Non-pharmacological interventions for cancer-related fatigue in terminal cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis3
Spirituality in palliative care3
Combination treatment with bevacizumab plus erlotinib for meningeal carcinomatosis of afatinib-resistant EGFR mutated lung cancer without T790M mutation: a case report3
The optimal radiation therapy modality for spinal metastases: stereotactic body radiation therapy versus conventional external beam radiation therapy3
Early integration of palliative care in malignant hematology3
Top reviewers for Annals of Palliative Medicine from 20243
Palliative rehabilitation is relationship-centered care3
Living with progressive neurological disease and breathing difficulties3
Cross-cultural serious neurological illness communication: qualitative analysis of multidisciplinary perspectives3
Effect of oral anticoagulation therapy in atrial fibrillation patients with a history of intracranial hemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis3
Go Wish card game—exploring end-of-life wishes of patients in oncology palliative care: a qualitative study3
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