Things We Do for No Reason™: Opioid infusions as initial therapy for symptoms at the end of life

J Hosp Med. 2024 Apr;19(4):320-322. doi: 10.1002/jhm.13225. Epub 2023 Oct 24.

Authors

Samantha L Gelfand^{1

2

3}, Alexis Drutchas^{1

2

3}, Leah B Rosenberg^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² Division of Palliative Care & Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 37876361
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13225

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid* / therapeutic use
Death*
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid