Prospective study of home morphine infusion in 62 terminally ill patients

Authors
Smeets, PMJH Beusmans, GHMI Weber, WEJ
Citation
Pmjh. Smeets et al., Prospective study of home morphine infusion in 62 terminally ill patients, J PAIN SYMP, 18(6), 1999, pp. 390-400
Citations number
57
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
ISSN journal
08853924 → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
390 - 400
Database
ISI
SICI code
0885-3924(199912)18:6<390:PSOHMI>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The project "Infusion Therapy at Home" studied the practice of parenteral i nfusion therapy at home. Among the treatment modalities was the administrat ion of morphine infusions to terminally ill patients. With infusion of morp hine, patients were pain-free on 73% of the treatment days. Quality of care , quality of life, and costs were acceptable. (C) U.S. Cancer Pain Relief C ommittee, 1999.