Long-Term Intrathecal Opioid Therapy With a Patient-Activated, Implanted Delivery System for the Treatment of Refractory Cancer Pain

Journal of Pain

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 441-447

  Rauck, Richard L ^a,b,c   Cherry, David ^c   Boyer, Michael F ^c   Kosek, Peter ^c   Dunn, Joseph ^c   Alo, Kenneth ^c  

^a PA   (United States)

^b Center for Clinical Research   (United States)

^c MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Intrathecal; Opioid; Patient activated

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE SULFATE; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AVERAGE NUMERIC ANALOG SCALE PAIN; BOLUS INJECTION; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPIOID COMPLICATION SEVERITY INDEX; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0142179214     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S1526-5900(03)00730-2     Document Type: Article

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