Download the Guide to the Treatment of Cancer Pain in South Africa; 2015.
The SPICT is used to help us identify people at risk of deteriorating health due to one or more advanced conditions for holistic, palliative care needs assessment and care planning.
Syringe drivers are useful in administering medications subcutaneously continuously over a specific time period. In palliative care this is often used in settings where patients are not able to take in medications orally such as bowel obstruction.
Watch this video on the T34 Ambulatory Syringe pump, a BD offering.
The Palprac website is intended to provide relevant, resourceful information regarding Palliative Care and does not provide any medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.