First do no harm... terminal restlessness or drug-induced delirium

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 345-351

  White, Clare ^a,b   McCann, Mary Ann ^c   Jackson, Neil ^a,b  

^a NORTHERN IRELAND HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DIAZEPAM; DONEPEZIL; FENTANYL; FENTANYL CITRATE; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE SULFATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; STEROID; STOMACH SECRETION INHIBITOR; TRAZODONE;

AGITATION; DELIRIUM; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; RESTLESSNESS; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; TERMINAL DISEASE; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DELIRIUM; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 34248365128     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.0112     Document Type: Short Survey

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