Relief of cancer pain by daily epidural injections of morphine using an implanted subcutaneous device

Epidural narcotics have been shown to produce prolonged pain relief in chronic cancer pain. The technical hazards of daily injections and risks of infection with percutaneous catheters have delayed implementing this treatment. A completely implantable daily epidural morphine delivery system has been...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annales françaises d'anesthésie et de réanimation 1984, Vol.3 (2), p.129
Hauptverfasser: Bunodière, M, Colbert, N, Renaud, J
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Zusammenfassung:Epidural narcotics have been shown to produce prolonged pain relief in chronic cancer pain. The technical hazards of daily injections and risks of infection with percutaneous catheters have delayed implementing this treatment. A completely implantable daily epidural morphine delivery system has been developed. Its technique and efficiency are presented.
ISSN:0750-7658