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A survey of the use of syringe drivers in Marie Curie Centres
Author(s) -
DAVID JILL
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2354.1992.tb00129.x
Subject(s) - marie curie , medicine , syringe , syringe driver , palliative care , curie , duration (music) , family medicine , nursing , medical emergency , psychiatry , european union , curie temperature , art , physics , literature , quantum mechanics , ferromagnetism , business , economic policy
Information on the use of syringe drivers is limited. Small studies have been undertaken in hospices and specialist palliative‐care units in the UK but, because of the small number of cases, these have taken a long time to complete. In this study all of the eleven Marie Curie Centres, hospices funded by a national cancer charity in the UK, have been included, with a total of 327 palliative‐care beds, and admissions approaching 4000 per annum. Information on current practice and policy has been collected by interview, and 3013 sets of patient records have been scanned to identify 1276 cases where syringe drivers were used. Data on frequency and duration of use, drugs and drug combinations prescribed, together with limited records of re‐siting, have been analysed. A report has been circulated to all of the centres involved for information, discussion and the possible generation of further research.