Drugs used to alleviate symptoms with life shortening as a possible side effect: End-of-life care in six European countries

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-121

  Bilsen, Johan ^a   Norup, Michael ^b   Deliens, Luc ^a   Miccinesi, Guido ^c   Van Der Wal, Gerrit ^d   Löfmark, Rurik ^e   Faisst, Karin ^f   Van Der Heide, Agnes ^g  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^g ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Analgesics; End of life care; Guidelines; Life shortening; Opioids; Pain management; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CODEINE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAMORPHINE; DIHYDROCODEINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; KETOBEMIDONE; LAXATIVE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NICOMORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PETHIDINE; PITRAMIDE; REMIFENTANIL; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; SUFENTANIL; TILIDINE; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; POSTAL MAIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIDE EFFECT; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DECISION MAKING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EUROPE; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 32644441677     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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