title: [Palliative (symptomatic) care of (imminently) dying patients].
abstract: The updated Current Care Guideline focuses on medical symptom treatment when curative treatment is no longer possible. Palliative care should be available to all dying patients at all health care levels. Pain should be treated prophylactically. Opioids are effective in cancer pain and should be chosen for moderate or severe pain in line with the WHO pain ladder. Treatment options for symptoms which call for acute interventions, such as intracranial hypertension, and options for dyspnoea, delirium, gastro-intestinal symptoms, ascites, dehydration and end-of-life treatment of elderly and demented patients are described.
authors.forename: Juha
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hänninen
authors.forename: Katri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamunen
authors.forename: Marja-Liisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Laakkonen
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Laukkala
authors.forename: Juho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lehto
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matila
authors.forename: Eeva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rahko
authors.forename: Tiina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saarto
authors.forename: Harri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tohmo
authors.forename: Eero
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vuorinen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods*