Palliative sedation in advanced cancer patients followed at home: A retrospective analysis

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1126-1130

  Mercadante, Sebastiano ^a,b   Porzio, Giampiero ^c   Valle, Alessandro ^d   Fusco, Flavio ^e   Aielli, Federica ^c   Adile, Claudio ^a   Casuccio, Alessandra ^b  

^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)

Author keywords

end of life; home care; palliative care; Palliative sedation

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE;

ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PALLIATIVE SEDATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SEDATION;

COMORBIDITY; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; ITALY; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861650955     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.06.027     Document Type: Article

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