[Intrathecal opioids in chronic non-malignant pain: relief and life quality]. / Opiáceo intratecal na dor crônica não neoplásica. Alívio e qualidade de vida.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
; 56(3A): 398-405, 1998 Sep.
Article
en Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9754420
The use of opioids for treatment of non-malignant pain is controversial. The evaluation of pain relief and of the quality of life of 11 severely incapacitated chronic non-cancer pain patients treated with long term intrathecal infusion of opioids trought implantable pumps was performed. The mean duration of pain complaints was 5.3 years. The mean pain intensity was 8.6. In 7 patients, pain episodes lasted at least 6 hours daily. The mean duration of the therapy was 19.6 months. After the treatment the mean pain score became 3.9. In only 1 patient, the duration of pain episodes was still longer than 6 hours. Quality of life improved in 36.36% of the cases. The long term spinal opioids through implantable pumps for non-malignant pains results in pain relief but not necessarily improves the quality of life.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dolor
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Calidad de Vida
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Analgésicos Opioides
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Morfina
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Alemania