A randomized double-blind crossover comparison of continuous and intermittent subcutaneous administration of opioid for cancer pain

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 570-574

  Watanabe, Sharon ^a   Pereira, Jose ^b   Tarumi, Yoko ^c   Hanson, John ^a   Bruera, Eduardo ^d  

^a CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONSTIPATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INJECTION SITE PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NAUSEA; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SWEATING; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VIVID DREAM; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; HYDROMORPHONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NEOPLASMS; OXYCODONE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 43049112113     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2007.0176     Document Type: Article

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