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Medycyna Paliatywna/Palliative Medicine
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2/2018
vol. 10
 
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Review paper

Hiccup in palliative care patients

Magdalena Badian
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Tomasz Dzierżanowski

MEDYCYNA PALIATYWNA 2018; 10(2): 43-48
Online publish date: 2018/10/21
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Persistent hiccup is an annoying experience in palliative care patients, and it substantially decreases their quality of life. There are central and peripheral causes of a hiccup that require a different approach. The medicine of choice in centrally induced singultus is baclofen, while metoclopramide is recommended in the case of peripheral causes. Midazolam may be useful in a refractory hiccup. Intervention procedures, such as phrenic nerve blockade, should be considered in patients not responding to pharmaceutics.
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hiccup, palliative care, pharmacotherapy

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