Efficacy and safety of deep, continuous palliative sedation at home: A retrospective, single-institution study

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-81

  Porzio, Giampiero ^a,b   Aielli, Federica ^a   Verna, Lucilla ^a   Micolucci, Giovanna ^b   Aloisi, Paolo ^b   Ficorella, Corrado ^c  

^a L'Aquila per la Vita   (Italy)

^b SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agitated delirium; Dyspnea; Midazolam; Palliative sedation; Refractory symptoms

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PROMETHAZINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP SEDATION; DELIRIUM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MALE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEEP SEDATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; ITALY; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 71349087772     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-009-0632-4     Document Type: Article

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