25 Papers
204 Citations
Paul Walker is an academic researcher from University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Palliative care & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 25 publications.
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Palliative Care Inpatient Service in a Comprehensive Cancer Center: Clinical and Financial Outcomes
Ahmed Elsayem,Kay Swint,Michael J. Fisch,J. Lynn Palmer,Suresh K. Reddy,Paul Walker,Donna S. Zhukovsky,Patti Knight,Eduardo Bruera +8 more
TL;DR: The PCIS has been accepted in the authors' tertiary cancer center on the basis of its clinical utility and financial viability and showed severe distress on admission and significant improvement in the main target symptoms.
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Effect of Lorazepam With Haloperidol vs Haloperidol Alone on Agitated Delirium in Patients With Advanced Cancer Receiving Palliative Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
David Hui,Susan Frisbee-Hume,Annie Wilson,Seyedeh Dibaj,Thuc Nguyen,Maxine de la Cruz,Paul Walker,Donna S. Zhukovsky,Marvin Omar Delgado-Guay,Marieberta Vidal,Daniel E. Epner,Akhila Reddy,Kimerson Tanco,Janet L. Williams,Stacy Hall,Diane Liu,Kenneth R. Hess,Sapna Amin,William Breitbart,Eduardo Bruera +19 more
TL;DR: In this preliminary trial of hospitalized patients with agitated delirium in the setting of advanced cancer, the addition of lorazepam to haloperidol compared with haloperodol alone resulted in a significantly greater reduction in agitation at 8 hours.
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High dose methadone and ventricular arrhythmias: a report of three cases.
TL;DR: Until further evidence is available it may be prudent to be vigilant for arrhythmias when high dosages of methadone are used, especially in patients on other drugs that interact with the CYP3A4 isoenzyme system, or with conditions that predispose to torsades de pointes.
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The Effect of Oral Methadone on the QTc Interval in Advanced Cancer Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study
Suresh K. Reddy,David S.C. Hui,Badi El Osta,Maxine de la Cruz,Paul Walker,J. Lynn Palmer,Eduardo Bruera +6 more
TL;DR: This study supports the safety of methadone use for pain control in patients with advanced cancer in the palliative care setting, with no evidence of clinically significant arrhythmias.
Severe opioid toxicity and somatization of psychosocial distress in a cancer patient with a background of chemical dependence.
TL;DR: The occurrence of opioid toxicity in this patient highlights the risks of a unidimensional approach to cancer pain, which ignores the non-organic components of pain, such as psychosocial distress, which will not respond to escalating doses of opioid medication.
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