Journal
of pain and symptom management, Mar 2016, vol. 51, no. 3, p. 581-588
Schmitz,
Andrea, Schulz, Christian, Friebel, Uta, Hohlfeld, Thomas, Bausewein, Claudia
Often, severity of breathlessness
increases quickly, calling for rapid symptom control. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate whether intravenous opioid
PCT can be an effective therapeutic method to reduce breathlessness in patients
with advanced disease. Secondary aims were to study its feasibility and
acceptance in patients with refractory breathlessness. The authors conclude that opioid PCT is a feasible and acceptable therapeutic method to reduce refractory
breathlessness in palliative care patients.