Below are the editor’s picks for the most recent issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (JPSM).
To access the articles, you must subscribe to JPSM or be a member of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM).
Gabapentin as an Adjuvant Therapy for Prevention of Acute Phantom-Limb Pain in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Amputation for Malignant Bone Tumors: A Prospective Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Xiandi Wang, Ying Yi, Dingbo Tang, Yi Chen, Yanhua Jiang, Jun Peng, and Jiwei Xiao
Causes of Hospital Admissions in Domus: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Specialized Palliative Cancer Care at Home
Kirstine Skov Benthien, Mie Nordly, Annika von Heymann-Horan, Kristina Rosengaard Holmenlund, Helle Timm, Geana Paula Kurita, Christoffer Johansen, Jakob Kjellberg, Hans von der Maase, and Per Sjøgren
Earlier Initiation of Community-Based Palliative Care Is Associated With Fewer Unplanned Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Presentations in the Final Months of Life: A Population-Based Study Among Cancer Decedents
Cameron M. Wright, David Youens, and Rachael E. Moorin
Submitted by David Casarett, MD MA, Senior Associate Editor, JPSM