Treatment of painful skin ulcers with topical opioids

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 288-292

  Twillman, Robert K ^a,b   Long, Teresa D ^a,b   Cathers, Teresa A ^b   Mueller, David W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Decubitus ulcer; Opioid; Pain; Peripheral nerves; Pressure ulcer; Receptors; Topical

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE AGONIST; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BANDAGES; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 0032904964     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(98)00140-7     Document Type: Article

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