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The primary endpoint was symptom change between titration initiation and completion. Secondary outcomes included titration characteristics, patient-reported satisfaction with symptom management, and adverse events.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      All patients had cancer, and 33 patients (87%) were receiving baseline opioid therapy. Titration was performed mainly for pain (89%,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200934). Median pain intensity decreased from 8 to 2 on the NRS (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), corresponding to a median reduction of 5 points. Overall, 34 patients (90%) were classified as responders. Dyspnea improved in all 4 treated patients. Clinically relevant adverse events occurred in 4 patients (11%). At 24\u00a0h, 29 patients (76%) reported complete satisfaction with symptom management. Greater symptom reduction was associated with higher patient-reported satisfaction, whereas clinically relevant adverse events were associated with lower satisfaction.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this real-world cohort of specialist palliative care patients, rapid intravenous opioid titration was associated with substantial symptom improvement, high patient satisfaction, and a low rate of clinically relevant adverse events during titration and the subsequent 20-min observation period. 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