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Procedures in palliative care 1: Setting up a syringe driver

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Bruera E. Neumann CM. Pituskin E. Calder K. Hanson J. A randomized controlled trial of local injections of hyaluronidase versus placebo in cancer patients receiving subcutaneous hydration. Annals of Oncology. 1999; 10(10):1255-8.

Donnelly M. The benefits of hypodermoclysis. Nursing Standard. 1999; 13(52): 44-5.

Frisoli Junior A. de Paula AP. Feldman D. Nasri F. Subcutaneous hydration by hypodermoclysis. A practical and low cost treatment for elderly patients. Drugs & Ageing. 2000; 16(4): 313-9.

Fudin J. Smith H S. Toledo-Binette C S. Kenney E. Yu A B. Boutin R. Use of continuous ambulatory infusions of concentrated subcutaneous (s.q.) hydromorphone versus intravenous (i.v.) morphine: cost implications for palliative care. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2000; 17(5): 347-53.

Hunt R. Fazekas B. Thorne D. Brooksbank M. A comparison of subcutaneous morphine and fentanyl in hospice cancer patients. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. 1999; 18(2): 111-9.

Jain S. Mansfield B. Wilcox MH. Subcutaneous fluid administration--better than the intravenous approach?. Journal of Hospital Infection. 1999; 41(4): 269-72.

Negro S. Azuara ML. Sanchez Y. Reyes R. Barcia E. Physical compatibility and in vivo evaluation of drug mixtures for subcutaneous infusion to cancer patients in palliative care. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2002; 10(1): 65-70.

Nelson KA. Glare PA. Walsh D. Groh ES. A prospective, within-patient, crossover study of continuous intravenous and subcutaneous morphine for chronic cancer pain. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. 1997; 13(5): 262-7.

O'Doherty CA. Hall EJ. Schofield L. Zeppetella G. Drugs and syringe drivers: a survey of adult specialist palliative care practice in the United Kingdom and Eire. Palliative Medicine. 2001; 15(2): 149-54.

Ross JR. Saunders Y. Cochrane M. Zeppetella G. A prospective, within-patient comparison between metal butterfly needles and Teflon cannulae in subcutaneous infusion of drugs to terminally ill hospice patients. Palliative Medicine. 2002; 16(1): 13-6.

Torre MC. Subcutaneous infusion: non-metal cannulae vs metal butterfly needles. British Journal of Community Nursing. 2002; 7(7): 365-9.

Resource books and websites

A Guide to Symptom Relief in Palliative Care, 5th ed. Regnard C, Hockley J.  Abingdon: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2004

Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine  3rd ed. Doyle D, Hanks G, Cherny NI, Calman K eds. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.

PCF2- Palliative Care Formulary, 2nd ed. Twycross RG, Wilcock A, Charlesworth S. Abingdon: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2003.  Also on www.palliativedrugs.com

Symptom Management in Advanced Cancer, 3rd edition, 2001.   Twycross RG, Wilcock A.   Abingdon: Radcliffe Medical Press.