Prospective Study of Home Morphine Infusion in 62 Terminally Ill Patients

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pain and symptom management 1999-12, Vol.18 (6), p.390-400
Hauptverfasser:	Smeets, Patrick M.J.H, Beusmans, George H.M.I, Weber, Wilhelm E.J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Analgesics, Opioid - administration & dosage Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Clinical death. Palliative care. Organ gift and preservation Female general practice home care Home Care Services Humans Infusions, Intravenous Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Morphine - administration & dosage Morphine - therapeutic use Pain - drug therapy Pain - etiology palliative care Parenteral subcutaneous morphine infusion Prospective Studies Terminal Care
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0885-3924 1873-6513
DOI:	10.1016/S0885-3924(99)00105-0