Non-invasive pain control in the terminally ill patient

Although terminal patients with chronic pain are best managed with oral analgesia, patients who cannot take oral medication of ten receive treatment liy parenteral routes. Seventy consecutive terminal patients admitted to our hospice inpatient facility were evaluatedfor pain control over a three day...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of hospice & palliative medicine 1990-07, Vol.7 (4), p.26-29
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