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.
Hashimoto
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan.
Takarada
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Tanioka
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Rigor
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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