title: Prospective study of home morphine infusion in 62 terminally ill patients.
abstract: The project "Infusion Therapy at Home" studied the practice of parenteral infusion therapy at home. Among the treatment modalities was the administration of morphine infusions to terminally ill patients. With infusion of morphine, patients were pain-free on 73% of the treatment days. Quality of care, quality of life, and costs were acceptable.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Smeets
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Beusmans
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013727:Terminal Care
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D009020:Morphine