Delirium

Hui D, De La Rosa A, Tsai JS, Cheng SY, Del Fabbro E, et al.

Proportional sedation for persistent agitated delirium in palliative care: a randomized clinical trial.

JAMA Oncol 2025 Jul 31:e252212. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2025.2212. Online ahead of print.

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Delirium – Recognition and Management

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Hofherr M, Abrahm JL, Rickerson E.

Dexmedetomidine: A Novel Strategy for Patients with Intractable Pain, Opioid-induced Hyperalgesia, or Delirium at the End of Life

J Palliat Med 2020; 23:1515–1517

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About Dr. Abrahm

Janet Abrahm, MD is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is among the founders of Palliative Care in the United States and the author of four comprehensive books on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer. Dr. Abrahm is a former practicing oncologist who created the Palliative Care Service at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute over 20 years’ ago. She is an award-winning clinician and educator and continues to practice palliative care at Dana Farber.

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oncology supportive care

Dr. Abrahm's Book

Dr. Abrahm is the author of four comprehensive editions 
on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer, the first published in 2000 and the latest in 2022.

Her extensive work offers oncologists and other oncology and palliative care clinicians a place to turn to find the most up-to-date evidence-based practices, resources, and practical advice on how to care for patients across the full range of issues they will experience during their illness.

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