Drugs given by a syringe driver: A prospective multicentre survey of palliative care services in the UK

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 661-664

  Wilcock, Andrew ^a   Jacob, Jayin K ^b   Charlesworth, Sarah ^b   Harris, Elayne ^c   Gibbs, Margaret ^d   Allsop, Helen ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d ST CHRISTOPHER S HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

^e ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Palliative care; Palliative treatment; Parenteral infusion; Subcutaneous infusion; Syringe driver

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; CYCLIZINE; CYCLIZINE LACTATE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAMORPHINE; DICLOFENAC; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROMORPHONE; KETAMINE; KETOROLAC; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; OCTREOTIDE; ONDANSETRON; OXYCODONE; PARECOXIB; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG INFUSION; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE REACTION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRECIPITATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYRINGE; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUMETRY;

DRUG THERAPY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SYRINGES;

EID: 33751209785     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216306070755     Document Type: Article

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