Continuous morphine infusions for cancer pain in resource-scarce environments: Comparison of the subcutaneous and intravenous routes of administration

Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-33

  Koshy, Rachel C ^a   Kuriakose, Renju ^a   Sebastian, Paul ^a   Koshy, Cherian ^a  

^a REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer; Continuous infusion; Intravenous; Morphine; Severe pain; Subcutaneous

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NAUSEA; PRURITUS; PULSE RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 17844382392     PISSN: 15360288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J354v19n01_06     Document Type: Article

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