Subcutaneous morphine is superior to intrathecal morphine for pain control in a patient with hypernephroma

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-165

  Devulder, Jacques E ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Department of Anesthesiology ^*

Author keywords

Bulk flow; Cancer pain; Intrathecal; Morphine; Spinal catheter; Subcutaneous

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; DRUG INFUSION; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032032784     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(97)00262-6     Document Type: Article

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