Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jul 2022
Multicenter Study Observational StudyAssociation of antipsychotic dose with survival of advanced cancer patients with delirium.
Delirium is common in patients with advanced cancer, and antipsychotics are widely used for its management. ⋯ Higher doses of antipsychotics were associated with increased mortality in terminally ill cancer patients with delirium. To minimize the potential mortality risk, antipsychotics should be started at low doses and titrated carefully.