Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Fredheim, Olav Magnus"
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Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Skulberg, Ingeborg M; Magelssen, Morten; Steine, Siri (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The anesthetic propofol is often mentioned as a drug that can be used in palliative sedation. The existing literature of how to use propofol in palliative sedation is scarce, with lack of information about ...
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Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Materstvedt, Lars Johan; Skulberg, Ingeborg M; Magelssen, Morten (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Deep palliative sedation (DPS) is applied as a response to refractory suffering at the end of life when symptoms cannot be relieved in an awake state. DPS entails a dilemma of whether to provide uninterrupted ...
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Gustad, Kristine Espengren; Askjer, Åsta; Nortvedt, Per; Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Magelssen, Morten (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background How often does refractory suffering, which is suffering due to symptoms that cannot be adequately controlled, occur at the end of life in modern palliative care? What are the causes of such refractory suffering? ...