Opioid underuse in terminal care of long-term care facility residents with pain and/or dyspnoea: A cross-sectional PACE-survey in six European countries.

CONCLUSION: Opioid underuse differs between countries. Pain and dyspnoea should be formally assessed at the end-of-life and taken into account in physicians orders.
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Source: Palliative Medicine - April 13, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Tanghe M, Van Den Noortgate N, Deliens L, Smets T, Onwuteaka-Philipsen B, Szczerbińska K, Finne-Soveri H, Payne S, Gambassi G, Van den Block L, Piers R Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: research