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The use of methadone for cancer pain

Methadone is not a new analgesic drug [69]. Several studies have demonstrated that methadone is a valid alternative to morphine, hydromorphone, and fentanyl for the treatment of cancer-related pain, and extensive reviews on the subject have been…

Tube feeding in palliative care: benefits and problems

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy techniques are becoming more widely available and will be considered increasingly for patients with head and neck or upper gastrointestinal malignancies, and for neurological dysphagia, as occurs in motor neurone…

Tags: 1994, Aged, Backlog, Beeken L, Boyd KJ, Energy Intake/physiology, Enteral Nutrition/methods, Female, Gastrostomy, Humans, Journal Article, Laryngeal Neoplasms/physiopathology/radiotherapy, Nutrition Assessment, Nutritional Requirements, Palliative Care/methods, Palliative Medicine, Terminal Care/methods, Weight Loss/physiology

Validation of the palliative performance scale in the acute tertiary care hospital setting

BACKGROUND: Physicians are often asked to prognosticate patient survival. However, prediction of survival is difficult, particularly with critically ill and dying patients within the hospitals. The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) was designed to…

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The use of methadone for cancer pain

Tube feeding in palliative care: benefits and problems

Validation of the palliative performance scale in the acute tertiary care hospital setting

Whom are we comforting? An analysis of comfort medications delivered to dying neonates