Context Especially in palliative care, safe and manageable administration of medication is
essential. Subcutaneous drug administration is a possible alternative, when oral intake is …

Background: Patients requiring home-based palliative care have advanced complex
illnesses with functional limitations and decline. This retrospective study reviewed caregiver …

Objectives and method: Survey of subcutaneous drug use and hypodermoclysis with a
standardized questionnaire to 27 nursing teams and 52 physicians in a geriatric hospital …

Syringe drivers are widely used in palliative care, and this article reviews the challenges and
outstanding questions associated with their use. Misperceptions among the lay public and …

This study describes the use of intermittent subcutaneous injections of medications for pain
control in a home hospice program. Six questionnaires were used to collect data over a one …

OBJECTIVE: To review pertinent controlled trials using the continuous subcutaneous
infusion of opioids (CSIO) at end-of-life and offer insight to pharmacists and clinicians into …

Background: Palliative care services strive to support people to live and die well in their
chosen environment, with optimal symptom control and a pattern of care supportive of …

Administration of oral opioids is not always possible for terminally-ill patients. Obstruction,
emesis, or inability to swallow frequently force us to seek alternative routes of administration …

The subcutaneous administration route is widely used to administer different types of drugs
given its high bioavailability and rapid onset of action. However, the sensation of pain at the …

Patients with difficult venous access or oral intolerance and clinical situations with
inadequate response to oral therapy have generated the need for alternative routes of …