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Dying with dignity: the challenges of end-of-life care in patients with substance use disorders

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Substance use disorder is a chronic disease carrying a high risk of morbidity and mortality. We report a case of a patient on long-term opioid agonist treatment who was diagnosed with metastatic cholangiocarcinoma and was referred to palliative care services almost contemporaneously with this diagnosis. In this report, we explore the challenges posed in offering holistic care during the end of life of a patient with a history of opioid dependence. A coordinated approach by addiction medicine and palliative care teams can allow patients from this complex cohort to ultimately die with dignity.

Source: BMJ Case Reports

DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240945

Authors: Prasun Datta, Jeffrey S Kruk, Kylie Jordan, Karen A Fisher

Institution: Nepean Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3215929397

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Cites: 16

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10