The Use of Opioids in an Acute Palliative Care Unit to Re-assess Prescriptions
An intensive and careful use of opioids in the APCU allows for the achievement of adequate analgesia in all examined patients within a short time, without increasing OME. These findings should encourage further studies in APCUs as well as in other palliative care settings.
Authors
- Alessio Lo Cascio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5581-4114)
- Sebastiano Mercadante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9859-6487)
- Giuseppe Sapienza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0149-0764)
- Alessandra Casuccio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5676-9535)
Institutions
- La Maddalena (IT)
- University of Palermo (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pain and Therapy
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40122-025-00728-4
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.76