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Home pain management. Continuous infusion of narcotics.

Abstract
Home pain management is a complex and challenging therapy for the home infusion nurse. A thorough knowledge of pain assessment, therapeutic approaches, and pharmacology of narcotics; management of side effects; and a recognition of individual variations in response are necessary for successful pain control. Continuous infusions of narcotics can be safely administered in the home setting, thus leading to an improved quality of life for patients with intractable pain. A retrospective chart review of 20 patients cared for by Deaconess Home Health Care Corporation in Boston, Massachusetts, illustrates the wide variation in individual narcotic requirements necessary to achieve pain control. Three case studies are also included to provide further comparison.
AuthorsD Murphy
JournalJournal of intravenous nursing : the official publication of the Intravenous Nurses Society (J Intraven Nurs) 1990 Nov-Dec Vol. 13 Issue 6 Pg. 355-9 ISSN: 0896-5846 [Print] United States
PMID2243308 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Narcotics
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Home Care Services (standards)
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Narcotics (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
  • Neoplasms (physiopathology)
  • Pain (drug therapy, nursing)
  • Retrospective Studies

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