Intrathecal inflammatory masses: Is the yearly opioid dose increase an early indicator?

Neuromodulation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-113

  Duarte, Rui V ^a,b   Raphael, Jon H ^a,b   Southall, Jane L ^b   Baker, Candice ^b   Hanu Cernat, Dalvina ^c  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clonidine; Diamorphine; Granuloma; Long term intrathecal analgesic administration; Opioid dose

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BACLOFEN; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DIAMORPHINE; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOINFLAMMATORY DISEASE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 77951671021     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2009.00259.x     Document Type: Article

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