Advances in palliative medicine and end-of-life care

Annual Review of Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue , 2011, Pages 187-199

  Abrahm, Janet L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

CINV; delirium; methadone; neuropathic pain; palliative care; POLST; quality of life

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CHLORPROMAZINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; DRONABINOL; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; METHADONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NABILONE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OLANZAPINE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL PLUS TRAMADOL; PREGABALIN; PROCHLORPERAZINE; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TRAMADOL; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DELIRIUM; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME; HOSPICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; LIVING WILL; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ANALGESICS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSTIPATION; DELIRIUM; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79551610429     PISSN: 00664219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-med-050509-163946     Document Type: Article

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