Opioid switch in palliative care, opioid choice by clinical need and opioid availability

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 571-

  Muller Busch H C ^a,b,c   Lindena, G ^a,d   Tietze, K ^a   Woskanjan, S ^a  

^a PalliativZentrum Berlin Brandenburg   (Germany)

^b Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhoehe ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^d Clinical Analysis Research and Application   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Opioid rotation; Opioid switch; Pain Treatment; Palliative care; Strong opioids

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; DIHYDROMORPHINE; FENTANYL; LEVOMETHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIZZINESS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; MYOCLONUS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 24044518765     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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