Pilot study to determine the effectiveness of diamorphine gel to control pressure ulcer pain

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 547-554

  Flock, Petra ^a,b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diamorphine gel; Pressure ulcers; Topical opioids

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GEL; HALLUCINATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NAUSEA; NIGHTMARE; PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN IRRITATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VOMITING;

EID: 0037716743     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(03)00140-4     Document Type: Article

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