Intrathecal catheter-syringe adaptor for short-term intrathecal analgesia with an externalized pump: A case report

Pain Physician

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-156

  Wilkes, Denise ^a   Cook, Michael ^b   Solanki, Daneshvari ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; End of life pain control; Intrathecal analgesia; Intrathecal catheter complications; Intrathecal drug delivery; Palliative medicine

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CEFAZOLIN; IOHEXOL; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSURIA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NERVE BLOCK; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SYRINGES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77950667802     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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