• Ought the level of sedation to be reduced during deep palliative sedation? A clinical and ethical analysis 

      Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Materstvedt, Lars Johan; Skulberg, Ingeborg M; Magelssen, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 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 ...
    • Sleep quality with WHO Step III opioid use for cancer pain 

      Jakobsen, Gunnhild; Engstrøm, Morten; Fayers, Peter; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Kaasa, Stein; Kloke, Marianne; Sabatowski, Rainer; Klepstad, Pål (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Objective Sleep is often disturbed in patients with advanced cancer. There is limited knowledge about sleep in patients with cancer treated with strong opioids. This study examines sleep quality in patients with advanced ...