Continuous subcutaneous delivery of medications for home care palliative patients-using an infusion set or a pump?

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1165-1170

  Menahem, Sasson ^a,b   Shvartzman, Pesach ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Homecare; Infusion set; Palliative care; Symptom control; Syringe driver

Indexed keywords

METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOMITING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY;

EID: 77956494383     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-009-0736-x     Document Type: Article

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