Assessment of pain control in cancer patients during the last week of life : comparison of health centre wards and a hospice

The aim of this prospective study was to assess the quality of cancer pain control during the last week of life in two different types of units for terminal cancer patients in Finland: on health centre wards (N=20) and in a hospice (N=30). Pain scores (VAS), defined daily doses (DDD), routes of admi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Supportive care in cancer 2001-09, Vol.9 (6), p.428-434
Hauptverfasser:	HINKKA, Heikki, KOSUNEN, Elise, KELLOKUMPU-LEHTINEN, Pirkko, LAMMI, Ulla-Kaija
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Analgesics Analgesics, Opioid - economics Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - economics Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Cancer Chi-Square Distribution Costs Drug Administration Schedule Female Finland Hospices - economics Hospices - statistics & numerical data Hospitals, General - economics Hospitals, General - statistics & numerical data Humans Male Medical sciences Neoplasms - complications Neoplasms - economics Neuropharmacology Pain - drug therapy Pain - economics Pain - etiology Pain management Pain Measurement Pharmacology. Drug treatments Prospective Studies Terminal Care - economics Terminal Care - standards
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