Palliative sedation in patients with advanced cancer followed at home: A systematic review

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 754-760

  Mercadante, Sebastiano ^a,b   Porzio, Giampiero ^c   Valle, Alessandro ^d   Fusco, Flavio ^e   Aielli, Federica ^c   Costanzo, Veruska ^f  

^a LA MADDALENA CANCER CENTER   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c Home Care Program   (Italy)

^d Home Care Program   (Italy)

^e ASL 3 Genovese   (Italy)

^f Home Care Program   (Italy)

Author keywords

end of life; home care; Palliative sedation

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; DATA BASE; DELIRIUM; DYSPNEA; EMBASE; EMTREE THESAURUS; ETHICS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; SEDATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DELIRIUM; DYSPNEA; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953847145     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.07.013     Document Type: Review

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