The management of chronic breathlessness in patients with advanced and terminal illness

BMJ. 2015 Jan 2:350:g7617. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g7617.

Authors

Magnus P Ekström¹, Amy P Abernethy², David C Currow³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Respiratory Medicine & Allergology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Discipline of Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia pmekstrom@gmail.com.
² Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
³ Discipline of Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.

PMID: 25556037
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g7617

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Airway Management / methods*
Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
Dyspnea* / diagnosis
Dyspnea* / physiopathology
Dyspnea* / therapy
Humans
Palliative Care / methods*
Terminal Care / methods
Terminally Ill*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid