Tomasz Dzierżanowski

Tomasz Dzierżanowski
  • PhD
  • Associate Professor at Medical University of Warsaw

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Introduction
Current occupation: Associate Professor Head of Laboratory of Palliative Medicine, Dept. of Social Medicine and Public Health, Medical University of Warsaw Assistant Professor at Laboratory of Palliative Medicine Chair of Oncology, Medical University of Lodz Vice-President of the Polish Society of Palliative Medicine Medical Director of Caritas DWP (4 palliative home care units, 4 long-term care units, 1 palliative care outpatient clinic, primary and specialistic outpatient clinic)
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Medical University of Warsaw
Current position
  • Associate Professor

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Publications (106)
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The most common mental disorders in patients with heart failure (HF) include depression, anxiety disorders, and sleep disorders, and in hospitalized HF patients — delirium. In patients diagnosed with HF, depression and anxiety are associated with an increased incidence of HF-related hospitalization and mortality. The vast majority of people with HF...
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Leki opioidowe są nieodłącznym elementem leczenia bólu w opiece paliatywnej. Terapia opioidami stwarza jednak ryzyko nieprawidłowego stosowania tych leków, a także ich nadużywania. Identyfikacja tego problemu może sprawiać trudności ze względu na specyfikę grupy pacjentów, a także złożoność potencjalnych przyczyn. Jedną ze strategii zapobiegania te...
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In light of the current International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) guidelines, the topic of cannabinoids in relation to pain remains controversial, with insufficient research presently available. Cannabinoids are an attractive pain management option...
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Women with colorectal cancer may experience a wide range of negative effects of the disease andits treatment in many facets of life, including sexuality. However, although sexual life remains animportant issue for female patients with cancer, and sexual disorders are frequently the sourceof their suffering, too little attention is devoted to this i...
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Self-determination is pivotal for a patient’s autonomy. Decisions at the end of life should reflect the human right to decide on the last days of life according to personal beliefs, philosophy, preferences, and values. Advance Care Planning (ACP) aims to ensure that patients receive medical care consistent with their values, goals, and priorities d...
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Although the first Advance Care Planning (ACP) models were developed decades ago, Poland is still a country where ACP has not yet been implemented, despite its apparent benefits for both patients and the health care system. This article presents the legal and cultural context, main impediments, and opportunities for implementing ACP in Poland. Lega...
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Palliative care patients are an immunocompromised population, so the cocooning strategy of vaccinating those around them is a suitable protective strategy against infections. This is especially significant for infectious diseases such as influenza and COVID-19, which pose a challenge to the healthcare system. In order to improve the patient’s quali...
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Trigeminal neuralgia is one of the most painful conditions a person can experience. Depending on the aetiology, 3 types of neuralgia can be distinguished: classic, secondary, and idiopathic. It can be a challenge in palliative care, especially in patients with multiple sclerosis, in whom secondary neuralgia is relatively common. It is most often ma...
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Sexual dysfunction is common in patients with advanced cancer, although it is frequently belittled, and thus consistently underdiagnosed and untreated. Opioid analgesics remain fundamen- tal and are widely used in cancer pain treatment. However, they affect sexual functions primarily due to their action on the hypothalamus–pituitary–gonadal axis. O...
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Opinion Statement Constipation is one of the most frequent problems in cancer patients, and its etiology is multifactorial. It leads to decreased quality of life and impedes optimal pain treatment. Despite the high prevalence, constipation is frequently underdiagnosed mainly because of lack of validated diagnostic criteria or widely accepted defini...
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Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has become a challenge for the entire healthcare system. Treatment for COVID-19 includes casual and symptomatic management in the acute phase of the disease and focuses on the treating early complications of the disease. Long-term health consequences of the infection have not yet been fully identified. A special g...
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Purpose To provide evidence-based recommendations on the management of malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) for patients with advanced cancer. Methods The Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) MBO study group conducted a systematic review of databases (inception to March 2021) to identify studies about patients with advanced...
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P rawo do życia i zdrowia bez cierpienia jest podstawo-wym prawem człowieka. Zgodnie z art. 20a Ustawy z dnia 6 listopada 2008 r. o prawach pacjenta i Rzeczni-ku Praw Pacjenta pacjent ma prawo do leczenia bólu, a pod-miot udzielający świadczeń zdrowotnych jest obowiązany podejmować działania polegające na określeniu stopnia na-tężenia bólu, leczeni...
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Zakażenia układu moczowego należą do jednych z najczęściej występujących chorób infekcyjnych. Pacjenci objęci opieką paliatywną są obarczeni zwiększonym ryzykiem pojawienia się tej choroby. Objawy zakażenia mogą być uciążliwe i znacząco wpływają na jakość życia chorych. Obraz kliniczny może być bardzo zróżnicowany. Dominują zakażenia powikłane. Do...
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Seksualność jest istotnym aspektem życia, także dla pacjentów zbliżających się ku jego końcowi.Jednak funkcje seksualne w tej grupie pacjentów ulegają pogorszeniu w związku z chorobą podsta-wową, jej objawami, chorobami towarzyszącymi lub stosowanym leczeniem. Istotnym czynnikiemmogą być szeroko stosowane w opiece paliatywnej opioidy, prawdopodobni...
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Advance care planning (ACP) is a process of communication between the patient, his/her relatives, the healthcare providers, and other people involved in care consisting of agreeing on a plan for future care, taking into account the patient’s preferences. Planning and setting goals for future care is an expression of patients’ decision-making autono...
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Purpose To provide evidence based recommendations on the management of malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) for patients with advanced cancer. Methods The Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) MBO study group conducted a systematic review of databases (inception to March 2021) to identify studies about patients with advanced...
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Zarówno naukowcy, jak i pracownicy ochrony zdrowia coraz więcej uwagi poświęcają zagadnie-niom związanym ze szczególnymi potrzebami osób LGBT+ w zakresie ochrony zdrowia oraz problemów natury prawnej. W Polsce wiele aspektów jest stosunkowo mało znanych, jednak rosnąca świadomość społeczeństwa sprzyja pozytywnym zmianom postrzegania barier różnych...
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• This ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline provides key recommendations for end-of-life care for patients with advanced cancer. • It details care that is focused on comfort, quality of life and approaching death of patients with advanced cancer. • All recommendations were compiled by a multidisciplinary group of experts. • Recommendations are based on...
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Significant growth of interest in cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.), especially its natural anti-inflammatory and antioxidative properties, has been observed recently. This narrative review aimed to present the state of the art of research concerning the anti-inflammatory activity of all classes of cannabinoids published in the last five years. Multimo...
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Low-grade chronic inflammation (LGCI) and oxidative stress act as cooperative and synergistic partners in the pathogenesis of a wide variety of diseases. Polyphenols, including anthocyanins, are involved in regulating the inflammatory state and activating the endogenous antioxidant defenses. Anthocyanins’ effects on inflammatory markers are promisi...
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Increasing evidence suggests an essential role of the endocannabinoid system in modulating cognitive abilities, mood, stress, and sleep. The psychoactive effects of cannabis are described as euphoric, calming, anxiolytic, and sleep-inducing and positively affect the mood, but can also adversely affect therapy. The responses to cannabinoid medicatio...
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Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) may improve the survival in selected patients with malignant bowel obstruction. This retrospective, medical registry-based study aimed to identify clinical and laboratory markers predicting short survival, which would allow a more accurate selection of patients that would benefit from HPN in inoperative bowel obstruc...
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S t r e s z c z e n i e Nowotwory neuroendokrynne ze względu na rzadkość występowania, trudności diagnostyczne, skomplikowane leczenie i polimorfizm objawów stanowią wyzwanie dla leczenia przyczynowego i objawowego. Skomplikowana diagnostyka, terapia onkologiczna i towarzyszące chorobie obja-wy mają niekorzystny wpływ na jakość życia pacjentów. W p...
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Purpose of the study While opioid overuse is a public health crisis in the USA, opioid analgesics are used suboptimally in Central and Eastern Europe, causing many pain cases to remain untreated or undertreated. Study design This questionnaire study aimed to identify the prevalent prescribing patterns and attitudes and the possible internal impedi...
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The specific needs of LGBT+ people are of increasing interest to healthcare professionals. The authors of the article, after explaining the basic concepts in this field, analyse the health situation of non-heteronormative people. The main barriers in the proper access of LGBT+ people to health services, the assessment of the physical and mental con...
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Proper defining of palliative care is crucial because it 1) sets its goals, 2) defines the population of patients requiring this care, 3) determines the procedures, 4) is the basis for health and social policy decisions, 5) can be reflected in the creation of legal solutions, 6) influences the organizational structures of health care, 7) directs in...
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Although constipation is one of the most frequently reported symptoms in palliative care, there is no widely accepted definition of constipation and none suitable for patients unable to self-report or express symptoms. This study aimed to verify the objective and subjective symptoms of constipation to develop a diagnostic algorithm for constipation...
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Wstęp: Pozarejestracyjne zastosowanie leku ma miejsce wówczas, gdy podawany jest on we wskazaniach, dawkach, formach, drogami podania oraz w grupach pacjentów niewymienionych w charakterystyce produktu leczniczego lub pomimo przeciwwskazań. Cel pracy: Prowadzenie badań klinicznych w populacji pacjentów objętych opieką paliatywną z przyczyn etycznyc...
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Background: Measuring functional status in palliative care may help clinicians to assess a patient's prognosis, recommend adequate therapy, avoid futile or aggressive medical care, consider hospice referral, and evaluate provided rehabilitation outcomes. An optimized, widely used, and validated tool is preferable. The Palliative Performance Scale...
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Background: Measuring functional status in palliative care may help clinicians to assess a patient’s prognosis, recommend adequate therapy, avoid futile or aggressive medical care, consider hospice referral, and evaluate provided rehabilitation outcomes. An optimized, widely used, and validated tool is preferable. The Palliative Performance Scale V...
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Background: Measuring functional status in palliative care may help clinicians to assess a patient’s prognosis, recommend adequate therapy, avoid futile or aggressive medical care, consider hospice referral, and evaluate provided rehabilitation outcomes. An optimized, widely used, and validated tool is preferable. The Palliative Performance Scale V...
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S t r e s z c z e n i e Martwica kości żuchwy jest niezbyt często występującym działaniem niepożądanym bisfosfonia-nów, które są stosowane u pacjentów z przerzutami nowotworowymi do układu kostnego. W pra-cy przedstawiono przypadek pacjentki z rakiem sutka i licznymi przerzutami do kości, która przez 4,5 roku otrzymywała co 28 dni wlew dożylny kwas...
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Introduction Off-label drug use is when a drug is used in indications, doses, forms, routes of administration, and in groups of patients not mentioned in the summary of product characteristics, or despite contraindications. Aim Research in the population of palliative care patients, for ethical reasons, is significantly limited, and even impossibl...
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Introduction Patients with life-threatening disease should be informed about the diagnosis and prognosis of life-expectancy. Breaking bad news (BBN) by a clinician may be affected not only by their lack of communication skills but also their philosophy of life, beliefs, fear of their own death, their length of tenure, and their exposure to dying an...
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Introduction It is strongly recommended that laxatives be routinely prescribed for the prevention of opioid-induced constipation (OIC). The evidence supporting the effectiveness of prokinetics for this indication is sparse. This study aims to verify if itopride, added to preventive OIC therapy, increases the effectiveness of the prevention of opioi...
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Pracownia Medycyny Paliatywnej, Katedra Onkologii, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi S t r e s z c z e n i e Biegunka jest nieprzyjemnym objawem, który pogarsza jakość życia pacjentów z chorobą nowo-tworową. Dotyczy ponad połowy pacjentów leczonych niektórymi schematami chemioterapii, występuje u ok. 10% chorych przyjmowanych do hospicjum. Wyróżnia się...
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S t r e s z c z e n i e Radioterapia jest jedną z podstawowych metod leczenia chorych na nowotwory złośliwe. U więk-szości pacjentów po jej zastosowaniu występują działania niepożądane. Najczęstszym objawem ubocznym napromieniania jamy brzusznej oraz miednicy jest popromienne zapalenie jelit. W ar-tykule omówiono objawy oraz metody leczenia popromi...
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There is an increased interest in the use of cannabinoids in the treatment of symptoms in cancer and palliative care patients. Their multimodal action, in spite of limited efficacy, may make them an attractive alternative, particularly in patients with multiple concomitant symptoms of mild and moderate intensity. There is evidence to indicate canna...
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Introduction: Constipation is one of the most frequent clinical and nursing problems both in palliative care patients and in nursing home residents. Aim: To assess the occurrence of constipation and its risk factors in adult inpatient palliative care units versus nursing homes. Material and methods: An epidemiological study was performed in an inpa...
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Malnutrition affects 90% of patients with advanced cancer and decreases the quality of life of palliative care patients. An important element of the therapy in this group is clinical nutrition (the use of medical food, enteral and parenteral nutrition). With the initiative of the Polish Society of Clinical Nutrition and the Polish Society of Pallia...
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"Pacjent z chorobą nieuleczalną wymaga szczególnego, indywidualnego sposobu opiekowania się nim, aby utrzymać go czynnym tak długo, jak tylko to możliwe, uwzględniając preferencje i wolę chorego oraz jego rodziny. Pacjenci w schyłkowym okresie choroby zwykle pozostają pod opieką lekarza rodzinnego, w tym coraz częściej pod specjalistyczną opieką ze...
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the methods of treatment of thoracic part of esophageal cancer and to predict the results of treatment depending on the factors of the prognosis. The results of treatment of 366 patients with cancer of the thoracic part of esophagus for 10 years (2007-2016) on the basis of the department of thoracic oncology of...
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Constipation is one of the most frequent symptoms in palliative care patients. This study was aimed to assess the frequency of constipation in palliative care patients, particularly in a subgroup of patients taking strong opioids, as well as to test the correlation between frequency of constipation and opioid dose. The use of laxatives was assessed...
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In 2011, the Minister of Health set up the Expert Task Force on Palliative and Hospice Care (PHC). The aim of the Task Force was to propose changes in PHC in Poland, especially solutions regarding the structure and organization of PHC, and solutions to improve its quality and resources. Important proposals presented by the Task Force are to include...
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Grupa robocza ekspertów Polskiego Towarzystwa Medycyny Paliatywnej na podstawie uzgodnionej opinii przyjęła definicję, zgodnie z którą zaparcie oznacza zmniejszoną częstość wypróżnień (poniżej 3 na tydzień) lub zgłaszane przez pacjenta dolegliwości, takie jak trudności w oddawaniu stolca, oddawanie stolców twardych lub z wysiłkiem, poczucie niepełn...
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S t r e s z c z e n i e W pracy dokonano oceny sytuacji, finansowania oraz dostępności opieki paliatywnej w Polsce w 2017 r. Do przygotowania niniejszego opracowania wykorzystano dane Narodowego Funduszu Zdrowia, Ministerstwa Zdrowia, Centrum Kształcenia Pielęgniarek i Położnych, Centrum Egza-minów Medycznych oraz raporty konsultantów. Wykazano, że...
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Introduction : Painful mucosal and cutaneous lesions are often less responsive or even refractory to systemic opioid analgesics. There is evidence suggesting that the effectiveness of topical morphine be restricted to inflammatory pain. The studied groups were small and the observation period relatively short. The aim of this study was to assess th...
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W ostatnich latach wzrosło zainteresowanie kanabinoidami w leczeniu objawowym w opiece paliatywnej. Wielokierunkowe ich działanie, pomimo ograniczonej skuteczności, czyni je atrakcyjną alternatywą, szczególnie u chorych z wieloma objawami współistniejącymi. Do wskazań o udowodnionej skuteczności kanabinoidów należą ból, spastyczność, drgawki, zabur...
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S t r e s z c z e n i e Pacjenci ze schorzeniami przewlekłymi, szczególnie nowotworowymi, często stosują dodatkowe preparaty wieloskładnikowe, w tym witaminowe, licząc na ich korzystny wpływ na leczenie onko­ logiczne. Niniejszy artykuł zawiera opis witamin rozpuszczalnych w tłuszczach oraz witaminy C, z uwzględnieniem ich roli w rozwoju i leczeniu...
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PurposeBased on the international reports, consumption of opioid analgesics in Poland is relatively low. There is limited information on possible impediments to optimal opioid use. This study was aimed to identify possible barriers to access to opioid analgesics and causes of failure to comply with current clinical guidelines. Methods Consumption d...
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Zaostrzenia bólu u chorych na nowotwory stanowią istotny problem kliniczny, skutkujący znacznym pogorszeniem jakości życia, koniecznością stosowania dodatkowych leków ratunkowych oraz znacznie wyższymi kosztami leczenia. Niniejsza praca odnosi się do powszechnie stosowanych definicji bólu epizodycznego i bólu przebijającego. Celem pracy jest proste...
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Pracownia Medycyny Paliatywnej, Katedra Onkologii, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi S t r e s z c z e n i e Niniejsze opracowanie zostało przygotowane na podstawie danych z 2014 r. ze strony interneto-wej NFZ, informacji z Centrum Egzaminów Medycznych, Centrum Kształcenia Podyplomowego Pielęgniarek i Położnych oraz informacji od konsultantów wojewódzki...
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S t r e s z c z e n i e Tapentadol jest nowym analgetykiem o podwójnym mechanizmie działania, pierwszym przed-stawicielem ośrodkowo działających leków przeciwbólowych określanych jako MOR-NRI. Wy-kazuje działanie agonistyczne w stosunku do receptorów µ (MOR) oraz działanie nieopioidowe, hamując wychwyt zwrotny norepinefryny na poziomie rdzenia kręg...
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Constipation is frequently encountered in palliative care patients and remains a significant therapeutic problem. The etiology of constipation is multifactorial. Nutritional and behavioral factors are considered common causes of constipation; however, their impact has not yet been assessed precisely. The aim of this study was to assess the correlat...
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A b s t r a c t In 2011, the Minister of Health set up the Expert Task Force on Palliative and Hospice Care (PHC).The aim of the Task Force was to propose changes in PHC in Poland, especially solutions regarding the structure and organization of PHC, and solutions to improve its quality and resources.Important proposals presented by the Task Forc...

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