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COVID-19 and Hospital Palliative Care - A service evaluation exploring the symptoms and outcomes of 186 patients and the impact of the pandemic on specialist Hospital Palliative Care.

Lucy HetheringtonBridget JohnstonGrigorios KotronoulasFiona FinlayPaul KeeleyAlistair McKeown
Published in: Palliative medicine (2020)
Hospitalised COVID-19 positive patients referred for Palliative Care may have a short prognosis, differ from 'typical' caseload, and predominantly suffer from dyspnoea and agitation. Such symptoms can be effectively controlled with standard doses of opioids and benzodiazepines.
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