Abstract:Despite the widespread recognition of the importance of opioid analgesics for the treatment of moderate to severe pain in oncology and in the palliative care in many countries the adequate pain relief and availability of opioids for medical purposes is still a problem. To analyze prescribing and use of opioids for palliative patients, the data of 43 patients treated by mobile palliative care teams in Western Ukraine have been collected. The results obtained have been compared with international guidelines of p… Show more
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