Kathy Spachynski

University of Alberta — Canada

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Pain Management and Opioid Use(6), Electrolyte and hormonal disorders(3), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues(2), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments(2), Pediatric Pain Management Techniques(2)

Publications11 total

A comparison of patient and proxy symptom assessments in advanced cancer patients
Palliative Medicine·1999· 234 cited
Effectiveness of megestrol acetate in patients with advanced cancer: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study.
PubMed·1998· 101 cited
Comparison of two different concentrations of hyaluronidase in patients receiving one-hour infusions of hypodermoclysis
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management·1995· 34 citedOpen Access
Custom-made capsules and suppositories of methadone for patients on high-dose opioids for cancer pain
Pain·1995· 103 cited
Steady‐State Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of a Novel, Controlled‐Release Morphine Suppository and Subcutaneous Morphine in Cancer Pain
The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology·1995· 24 cited
Clinical efficacy and safety of a novel controlled-release morphine suppository and subcutaneous morphine in cancer pain: a randomized evaluation.
Journal of Clinical Oncology·1995· 52 cited
Comparison of the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of controlled release and immediate release metoclopramide for the management of chronic nausea in patients with advanced cancer
Cancer·1994· 66 citedOpen Access
The use of hypodermoclysis for rehydration in terminally ill cancer patients
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management·1994· 158 citedOpen Access
Symptom control in terminally ill patients with malignant bowel obstruction (MBO)
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management·1994· 119 citedOpen Access
Use of the Edmonton Injector for parenteral opioid management of cancer pain: A study of 100 consecutive patients
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management·1993· 22 citedOpen Access
Cognitive failure in cancer patients in clinical trials
The Lancet·1993· 28 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Éduardo Bruera(7), Robin L. Fainsinger(7), Tara MacEachern(5), Eduardo Bruera(4), John Hanson(3), Najib Babul(3), Zoltan Harsanyi(3), Andrew C. Darke(3), Melvin J. Miller(2), María E. Suarez‐Almazor(2), Cheryl Nekolaichuk(1), Thomas O. Maguire(1), Norma Kuehn(1), John Hanson(1), Sharon Watanabe(1), Charles E. Inturrisi(1), Scott Ernst(1), Neil A. Hagen(1), M. Belzile(1), Jane Hanson(1)