[Palliation for respiratory syndrome].
Respiratory symptoms such as dyspnea, coughing, bronchorrhea, hemoptysis and death rattle are a common problem in palliative medicine. Their prevalence increases markedly in terminal phase oncological patients. In such cases, new therapeutic methods with lower toxicity and well documented efficiency in the control of respiratory syndrome should be considered.
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Westdeutsches Tumorzentrum, Innere Klinik (Tumorforschung), Universitätsklinikum, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122, Essen, Deutschland. joerg.hense@uni-essen.de
D003371:Cough / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*