TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Oxycodone in Palliative Care-Art and Empathy Still Have a Place
JO  - Journal of palliative care
A1  - Tormey, William P.
SP  - 40
EP  - 42
VL  - 32
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0825-8597
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0825859717705929
ID  - ref1
ER  -