Intrathecal Catheter Granuloma Associated with Continuous Sufentanil Infusion

Pain Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 847-852

  Gupta, Anita ^a   Martindale, Ty ^b   Christo, Paul J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic Pain; FBSS (Failed Back Surgery Syndrome); Interventional

Indexed keywords

SUFENTANIL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE PORT SYSTEM; INTRACTABLE PAIN; LIMB WEAKNESS; LOW BACK PAIN; MYELOGRAPHY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LOW BACK PAIN; SUFENTANIL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77954440429     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00860.x     Document Type: Article

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