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September 2018 List
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2017.0626" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2017.0626</a>
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Pharmacological Management of Symptoms in Children with Life-Limiting
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Journal of Palliative Medicine
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2018
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Asia; Death; Drug Therapy; Dyspnea; Geographic Locations; Health Personnel; Health Services Accessibility Evaluation; Hospice Care; Hospitals; Human; Nausea and Vomiting; Pacific Islands; Pain Diagnosis; Palliative Care; Pediatrics; Secretions; Terminally Ill Patients; Treatment Refusal
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Chong LA; Chong PH; Chee J
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Background: The provision of pediatric palliative care in Asia Pacific varies between countries and availability of essential medications for symptoms at the end of life in this region is unclear. Objective: To determine medications available and used in the management of six symptoms at the end of life among pediatric palliative care practitioners in Asia Pacific. To identify alternative pharmacological strategies for these six symptoms if the oral route was no longer possible and injections are refused. Design and Setting: An online survey of all Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN) members was carried out to identify medications used for six symptoms (pain, dyspnea, excessive respiratory secretions, nausea/vomiting, restlessness, seizures) in dying children. Two scenarios were of interest: (1) hours to days before death and (2) when injectables were declined or refused. Results: There were 54 responses from 18 countries. Majority (63.0%) of respondents were hospital based. About half of all respondents were from specialist palliative care services and 55.6% were from high-income countries. All respondents had access to essential analgesics. Several perceived that there were no available drugs locally to treat the five other commonly encountered symptoms. There was a wide variation in preferred drugs for treating each symptom that went beyond differences in drug availability or formulations. Conclusion: Future studies are needed to explore barriers to medication access and possible knowledge gaps among service providers in the region, so that advocacy and education endeavors by the APHN may be optimized.
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2017.0626" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1089/jpm.2017.0626</a>
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2018
Asia
Chee J
Chong LA
Chong PH
Death
Drug Therapy
Dyspnea
Geographic Locations
Health Personnel
Health Services Accessibility Evaluation
Hospice Care
Hospitals
Human
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Nausea And Vomiting
October 2018 List
Pacific Islands
Pain Diagnosis
Palliative Care
Pediatrics
Secretions
September 2018 List
Terminally Ill Patients
Treatment Refusal