Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 461-467 , November 2008

Treatment Efficacy of Neural Blockade in Specialized Palliative Care Services in Japan: A Multicenter Audit Survey

  • Yo Tei, MD

      Affiliations

    • Seirei Hospice, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu
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  • Tatsuya Morita, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Palliative Care Team and Seirei Hospice, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Tatsuya Morita, MD, Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Palliative Care Team and Seirei Hospice, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, 3453 Mikatabara-cho, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 433-8558, Japan.
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  • Toshimichi Nakaho, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Miyagi
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  • Chizuko Takigawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative Medicine, Keiyukai Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo
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  • Akiko Higuchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Anesthesiology and Palliative Care Unit, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, Toyama
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  • Akihiko Suga, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative Medicine, Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka
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  • Tsukasa Tajima, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative Medicine, Miyagi Cancer Center, Miyagi
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  • Masayuki Ikenaga, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospice, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, Osaka
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  • Hitomi Higuchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Palliative Care Center, Showa University Hospital, Tokyo
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  • Naohito Shimoyama, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
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  • Mayumi Fujimoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

,Accepted 23 November 2007.

  • Image Result

    Changes in pain intensity between patients surviving 28 days or longer vs. less than 28 days.

    Changes in pain intensity between patients surviving 28 days or longer vs. less than 28 days.

PII: S0885-3924(08)00201-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.11.009

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 461-467 , November 2008

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