Appropriateness and reliability testing of the modified Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale in Spanish patients with advanced cancer.

Context: A tool to quantify agitation severity and sedation level in patients with advanced cancer is needed.

Objectives: To test the appropriateness and reliability of the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) in Spanish patients with advanced cancer.

Methods: The original RASS was translated into Spanish according to the standard guidelines.

A strategy for conversion from subcutaneous to oral ketamine in cancer pain patients: effect of a 1:1 ratio.

Context: No consensus exists about the most appropriate dose ratio for conversion from parenteral to oral ketamine.

Objectives: To confirm that a 1:1 dose ratio is suitable for converting subcutaneous (s.c.