Paliatívna medicína a liečba bolesti 2/2008
Subcutaneous administration of drugs and fluids in palliative medicine
Difficulties in intake of drugs and fluids per os are very often in patients with advanced stages of malignant (however of non-malignant as well) diseases. Possible causes are nausea, vomiting, difficulties in swalloving, confusion and general weakness accompanied by negative attitude to peroral medication. Most of these patients became so candidates for parenteral application of drugs nad liquids.
Keywords: incurable disease, insufficient income per os, subcutaneous administration, hypodermoclysis.
