Adding Technology to Care—is this Progress?

Thorne, David R.

doi:10.1080/09699260.1999.11746829

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“…In Australia, for example, one practitioner commented that following the introduction of syringe drivers in the early 1980s "Their use and acceptance burgeoned to the point that the reputation of a hospice or community palliative care service seemed to rest on the number of such infusion pumps it could muster." 30 By contrast, the syringe driver was never popular in North American palliative care practice, despite some supporters. 31 Here, cartridge systems seem the most popular method of delivering CSCI, 2 notwithstanding the hope expressed by Eduardo Bruera for a trend towards less high technology devices as the key to CSCI, when necessary, for all patients.…”

Section: Popularity and Problemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The syringe driver and the subcutaneous route in palliative care: the inventor, the history and the implications

Graham

Clark

2005

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

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Since the early 1980s, the syringe driver has become a commonly used technology in British palliative care, used to administer continuous subcutaneous infusions (CSCI) for symptom management. Although the device itself has not been adopted universally, it has stimulated interest in the use of CSCI in palliative care and played a significant role in the modern history of this approach. This historical case study of the syringe driver examines the life and work of its inventor, explores its development for use in childhood thalassemia, and analyzes the circumstances surrounding its adoption in palliative care. We conclude by considering the reasons for the continued popularity of the syringe driver, despite problems in its use, and reflect on the lessons which can be learned about the use of CSCI in palliative care internationally.

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Section: Popularity and Problemsmentioning

confidence: 99%