@article{ref1,
title="Oxycodone in Palliative Care-Art and Empathy Still Have a Place",
journal="Journal of palliative care",
year="2017",
author="Tormey, William P.",
volume="32",
number="1",
pages="40-42",
abstract="A 47-year-old woman who was receiving palliative care for metastatic breast cancer, which included oxycodone, was found dead in bed. The femoral blood level of oxycodone at autopsy was 1200 µg/L, which is a value within the lethal range. Could the cause of death be attributed to misadventure or suicide? Would the coroner consider a recommendation of therapeutic drug monitoring in palliative care which could have a serious negative impact on pain relief practice? A narrative verdict was the outcome linking the primary cause of death with the drug cocktail found at autopsy.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0825-8597",
doi="10.1177/0825859717705929",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0825859717705929"
}