The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued guideline CG140 in May 2012, for professionals commencing strong opioids in adult palliative care patients.1 Although this guideline is for non-specialist professionals who initiate opioid treatment (eg, general practitioners and ...
Palliative care is patient and family-centered care that optimizes quality of life by anticipating, preventing, and treating suffering when “curative” therapies are futile. In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), critically ill patients receive life-sustaining therapies with the goal of restoring or mai...
Opioids— Opioids are a mainstay of pharmacologic therapy for palliative care patients with moderate to severe chronic cough, particularly those with intrathoracic cancer. Some clinicians are hesitant to use them due to concern of opioid misuse or addiction; however, such concerns in a palliative...
Guidelines for cannabis and prescription opioid use in the management of cancer-associated pain should reflect changing patient attitudes toward these approaches, according to study findings. October 16, 2024 5 min read Save Communication gaps among clinicians may limit con...
although some have actions at delta and kappa receptors.The revelation that opioid receptors are present on peripheral sensory neurones and immune system cells,has led to the realisation that the opioid system is involved in a host of actions,including the central and peripheral modulation of pain...
Palliative Oncology is defined as an approach that focuses on enhancing the quality of life of pediatric patients with cancer and their families by providing holistic support early in the course of the illness, in conjunction with other therapies aimed at prolonging life. ...
Association between electronic medical record implementation of default opioid prescription quantities and prescribing behavior in two emergency departments. J Gen Intern Med. 2018;33(4):409-411. doi:10.1007/s11606-017-4286-5PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 45. Khandelwal N, Brumback LC, ...
addition, recognition and proactive management of common side effects of opioid treatment are important competencies for critical care practice. Therapeutic strategies can refer to evidence-based guidelines for palliative care of cancer patients [58], although these do not speak directly to care in ICU...
Palliative Medicine and Care International Journal considers articles in the related fields of hospice psychiatric, psychosocial, spiritual, existential, moral, and philosophical parts of palliative medicine which are scientifically stable and clinically significant. The Journal also presents basic data for ex...
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice Volume 36, Issue 4, December 2009, Pages 781-810Palliative Care for the Cancer Patient Author links open overlay panelBarbara Reville MS, APRN, ACHPN a, David Axelrod MD, JD, FACP b, Rebecca Maury MD bShow more Add to Mendeley...