Potential uses of topical opioids in palliative care--report of 6 cases.
Pain
; 80(1-2): 121-5, 1999 Mar.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10204724
ABSTRACT
Opioids used topically may exercise several useful clinical effects. Opioids may cause immediate local analgesia and also may work indirectly through decreasing the inflammation process. In this article we describe six patients treated with topical opioids because of cutaneous pain due to tumor infiltration. skin ulcers of malignant and non-malignant origin, severe oral mucositis, pain due to knee arthrosis and severe tenesmoid pain. In all but one case, topical morphine provided rapid relief which lasted usually for 7-8 h. The side effects of topical opioids were none or minimal. Possible mechanisms of topical analgesia are discussed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dor Intratável
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Cuidados Paliativos
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Analgésicos Opioides
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article