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Are opioid infusions used inappropriately at end of life? Results from a quality/safety project.

Yeh JC, Chae SG, Kennedy PJ, et al. Are opioid infusions used inappropriately at end of life? Results from a quality/safety project.  J Pain Symptom Manage. Epub 2022 May 25. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.05.015

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July 20, 2022
Yeh JC, Chae SG, Kennedy PJ, et al. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022;64(3):e133-e138.
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Potentially inappropriate opioid infusion use can result in adverse patient outcomes. This single-site retrospective study found that potentially inappropriate opioid infusions are prevalent (44% of patients receiving opioid infusions during end-of-life care) and were associated with high rates of patient and staff distress.

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Yeh JC, Chae SG, Kennedy PJ, et al. Are opioid infusions used inappropriately at end of life? Results from a quality/safety project.  J Pain Symptom Manage. Epub 2022 May 25. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.05.015

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