Treatment of cancer pain of the head and neck by continuous intravenous infusion of high-dose morphine: report of two cases.
Two pain-ridden patients in the terminal stage of a malignancy of the head and neck were treated with high-dose morphine which was administered as a continuous IV infusion along with a hyperalimentation solution using a pump. Good pain relief and a lessening of anxiety were achieved after failure to control pain in spite of the use of the analgesic ladder recommended by the WHO.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan.
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D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000592:standards; D014944:World Health Organization
D009020:Morphine