Summary: The vast majority of cancer patients in advanced stages feel pain. Most are controlled with analgesics following the WHO analgesic ladder. However, a percentage of patients persist feeling pain. These are patients with difficult-to-control pain who often benefit from interventional measures. An even smaller percentage of patients keep on feeling pain as a refractory symptom despite adequate therapeutic measures. In these cases, palliative sedation is indicated. We present the case of a young patient with refractory pain who required palliative sedation in a palliative care unit of a private institution in MontevideoResumo: A grande maioria dos pacientes com câncer em estágios avançados tem dor. A maioria destes é controlada com ana...
Introduction: cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. It is estimated that 90 % of pa...
Palliative care and pain management are closely bounded to everyday practice. A basic knowledge upda...
RESUMEN Introducción: El dolor es un síntoma muy frecuente en el paciente oncológico, apareciendo...
Patients with cancer often fail to talk about their pain fearing that their doctor might draw his or...
The vast majority of cancer patients in advanced stages feel pain. Most are controlled with analgesi...
Objective. To identify the palliative care needs in cancer patients: a systematic review. Materials ...
ArtículosDe acuerdo con la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), en los últimos años, el cáncer se...
RESUMEN: La sedación paliativa se fundamenta en la administración deliberada de fármacos en dosis ...
La prevención y el alivio del dolor por cáncer, defnidos en las últimas décadas como un desaFío para...
[spa] Este artículo se centra en el enfermo con cáncer en situación terminal. Trata de los cuidados ...
JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Diversas técnicas podem ser utilizadas no controle de dor em pacientes on...
Introdução: Cuidados Paliativos (CP) são cuidados holísticos ativos ofertados a pessoas se encontram...
Respect for human life is central to medicine. In terminal patients, refractory symptoms are a niche...
Acute and chronic pain is highly prevalent in cancer patients. Inadequate assessment and treatment o...
Trabalho Final do Curso de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Li...
Introduction: cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. It is estimated that 90 % of pa...
Palliative care and pain management are closely bounded to everyday practice. A basic knowledge upda...
RESUMEN Introducción: El dolor es un síntoma muy frecuente en el paciente oncológico, apareciendo...
Patients with cancer often fail to talk about their pain fearing that their doctor might draw his or...
The vast majority of cancer patients in advanced stages feel pain. Most are controlled with analgesi...
Objective. To identify the palliative care needs in cancer patients: a systematic review. Materials ...
ArtículosDe acuerdo con la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), en los últimos años, el cáncer se...
RESUMEN: La sedación paliativa se fundamenta en la administración deliberada de fármacos en dosis ...
La prevención y el alivio del dolor por cáncer, defnidos en las últimas décadas como un desaFío para...
[spa] Este artículo se centra en el enfermo con cáncer en situación terminal. Trata de los cuidados ...
JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Diversas técnicas podem ser utilizadas no controle de dor em pacientes on...
Introdução: Cuidados Paliativos (CP) são cuidados holísticos ativos ofertados a pessoas se encontram...
Respect for human life is central to medicine. In terminal patients, refractory symptoms are a niche...
Acute and chronic pain is highly prevalent in cancer patients. Inadequate assessment and treatment o...
Trabalho Final do Curso de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Li...
Introduction: cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. It is estimated that 90 % of pa...
Palliative care and pain management are closely bounded to everyday practice. A basic knowledge upda...
RESUMEN Introducción: El dolor es un síntoma muy frecuente en el paciente oncológico, apareciendo...