Table 1 Patient characteristics and outcome
Case | Age/Sex | TUMOR (METASTASIS) | MAIN Symptoms | PPI | Family satisfaction | MEAN midazolam dose/day | analgesic dose/Day at the time sedation started |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 38, M | Gastric (lung, bowel) | pain, dyspnea, agitation | 9 | good | 17 mg | TTS Fentanyl 100 mcg/h + Morphine 80 mg/day IV |
2 | 24, M | Kidney (lung, omentum) | pain, dyspnea, agitation | 10 | good | 34 mg | TTS Fentanyl 75 mcg/h + Morphine 100 mg/day IV |
3 | 64, F | Colon (bone, bowel, pelvis, rectum) | pain, agitation | 9 | good | 12 mg | TTS Fentanyl 75 mcg/h + Morphine 40 mg/day IV |
4 | 55, M | Pancreas (liver, bowel) | pain, dyspnea, agitation | 9 | fair | 20 mg | TTS Fentanyl 150 mcg/h + Morphine 60 mg/day IV |
5 | 73, F | Pancreas (bowel, liver) | pain, agitation | 10 | good | 15 mg | TTS Fentanyl 50 mcg/h + Morphine 30 mg/day IV |
6 | 40, M | Gastric (liver, lung) | Pain, agitation | 8 | good | 40 mg | TTS Fentanyl 150 mcg/h + Morphine 40 mg/day IV |
7 | 64, F | Liver (Lung) | Pain, agitation | 8 | good | 25 mg | TTS Fentanyl 150 mcg/h + Epidural analgesia (Levobupivacaine 2,2 mg/ml, Fentanyl 10 mcg/ml, 5–10 ml/h) |
8 | 67, M | Liver (bowel, lung) | Pain, agitation | 9 | good | 19 mg | TTS Fentanyl 100 mcg/h + Epidural analgesia (Levobupivacaine 2 mg/ml, Fentanyl 5 mcg/ml, 5–9 ml/h) |