Abstract

ROMERO CEBRIAN, Mª Aránzazu et al. Palliative care in Primary Care: tackling of delirium and management of subcutaneous administration. Rev Clin Med Fam [online]. 2021, vol.14, n.1, pp.18-25.  Epub Mar 22, 2021. ISSN 2386-8201.

This paper reviews two essential palliative care topics, delirium and the subcutaneous route. Delirium is a neurocognitive syndrome produced by acute diffuse brain dysfunction and is more common in patients who receive palliative care. Detection of delirium can improve by means of using screening tools. Management of delirium includes treating triggering factors when possible, in addition to acting on the distress caused by means of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. Subcutaneous administration is a simple and effective tool with which to monitor symptoms both at the end of life and in other acute pathologies. It is most important in a domiciliary scope and there is a wide ranging therapeutic arsenal with few complications in regard to its use.

Keywords : Delirium; Palliative Care; Subcutaneous Route.

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