Palliative sedation in patients with advanced cancer followed at home: A prospective study

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 860-866

  Mercadante, Sebastiano ^a,b   Porzio, Giampiero ^c   Valle, Alessandro ^d   Aielli, Federica ^c   Casuccio, Alessandra ^b  

^a LA MADDALENA CANCER CENTER   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c Home Care Program   (Italy)

^d Home Care Program   (Italy)

Author keywords

end of life; midazolam; palliative care; Palliative sedation

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; AGITATION; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DELIRIUM; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEDATION; TREATMENT DURATION; FAMILY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; DYSPNEA; FAMILY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; ITALY; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899948566     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.06.019     Document Type: Article

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