[Palliative care of patients receiving opioid substitution therapy].

Related Articles [Palliative care of patients receiving opioid substitution therapy]. Schmerz. 2019 Jun;33(3):263-280 Authors: Hoffmann-Menzel H, Goldmann J, Kern M, Weckbecker K, Wüllenweber L, Radbruch L Abstract Patients with opioid use disorder survive longer and reach higher ages due to harm reduction and maintenance programs. Therefor and because of concomitant comorbidities there is an increased incidence of life-limiting diseases. Thus, increasing numbers of patients with opioid use disorder or in maintenance programs will require palliative care. However, both inpatient and outpatient service providers are uncertain about providing palliative care for these patients. Home-care teams and inpatient hospices have been known…
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