A case series discussing the intrathecal drug delivery system to improve the quality of life in terminal cancer patients

A case series discussing the intrathecal drug delivery system to improve the quality of life in terminal cancer patients

Cancer is a life changing diagnosis and chronic pain in these terminally ill patients is extremely debilitating. In the present case series, the feasibility of continuous infusion of low dose local anaesthetics and opioids through the intrathecal route has been discussed pertaining to patient select...

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Main Authors: Joanna Samantha Rodrigues, Preeti Gupta, Shalini Saksena, Manju Butani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pain
Subjects:
Chronic pain
intrathecal route
terminally ill patients
Online Access:http://www.indianjpain.org/article.asp?issn=0970-5333;year=2018;volume=32;issue=3;spage=179;epage=183;aulast=Rodrigues
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spelling doaj-81b1446cd9294628809584de1e503c1a2020-11-25T01:40:34ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pain0970-53332018-01-0132317918310.4103/ijpn.ijpn_49_18A case series discussing the intrathecal drug delivery system to improve the quality of life in terminal cancer patientsJoanna Samantha RodriguesPreeti GuptaShalini SaksenaManju ButaniCancer is a life changing diagnosis and chronic pain in these terminally ill patients is extremely debilitating. In the present case series, the feasibility of continuous infusion of low dose local anaesthetics and opioids through the intrathecal route has been discussed pertaining to patient selection, technique, drugs used and trouble shooting. The intrathecal catheters were connected through a subcutaneous port to an external ambulatory infusion device (CADD pump) and used on a home care basis.http://www.indianjpain.org/article.asp?issn=0970-5333;year=2018;volume=32;issue=3;spage=179;epage=183;aulast=RodriguesChronic painintrathecal routeterminally ill patients
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author Joanna Samantha Rodrigues
Preeti Gupta
Shalini Saksena
Manju Butani
spellingShingle Joanna Samantha Rodrigues
Preeti Gupta
Shalini Saksena
Manju Butani
A case series discussing the intrathecal drug delivery system to improve the quality of life in terminal cancer patients
Indian Journal of Pain
Chronic pain
intrathecal route
terminally ill patients
author_facet Joanna Samantha Rodrigues
Preeti Gupta
Shalini Saksena
Manju Butani
author_sort Joanna Samantha Rodrigues
title A case series discussing the intrathecal drug delivery system to improve the quality of life in terminal cancer patients
title_short A case series discussing the intrathecal drug delivery system to improve the quality of life in terminal cancer patients
title_full A case series discussing the intrathecal drug delivery system to improve the quality of life in terminal cancer patients
title_fullStr A case series discussing the intrathecal drug delivery system to improve the quality of life in terminal cancer patients
title_full_unstemmed A case series discussing the intrathecal drug delivery system to improve the quality of life in terminal cancer patients
title_sort case series discussing the intrathecal drug delivery system to improve the quality of life in terminal cancer patients
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Pain
issn 0970-5333
publishDate 2018-01-01
description Cancer is a life changing diagnosis and chronic pain in these terminally ill patients is extremely debilitating. In the present case series, the feasibility of continuous infusion of low dose local anaesthetics and opioids through the intrathecal route has been discussed pertaining to patient selection, technique, drugs used and trouble shooting. The intrathecal catheters were connected through a subcutaneous port to an external ambulatory infusion device (CADD pump) and used on a home care basis.
topic Chronic pain
intrathecal route
terminally ill patients
url http://www.indianjpain.org/article.asp?issn=0970-5333;year=2018;volume=32;issue=3;spage=179;epage=183;aulast=Rodrigues
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