Nature

Can single dose preoperative intrathecal morphine sulfate provide cost-effective postoperative analgesia and patient satisfaction during radical prostatectomy in the current ...

Behar et al 1 and Wang et al 2 first reported that intrathecal and epidural opioids were effective for acute and severe pain in humans. Despite the early reports regarding the analgesic efficacy of ...
Nature

Treatment of spasticity in a spinal cord-injured patient with intrathecal morphine due to intrathecal baclofen tolerance – a case report and review of literature

Objective: To report treatment of spasticity in a spinal cord-injured person with intrathecal morphine after the person developed tolerance to intrathecal baclofen. Method: Spasticity in a 36-year-old ...
Medscape

Does Intrathecal Morphine Increase Postoperative Complications?

Use of intrathecal morphine during surgery or labor significantly increases the risk for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), pruritus, and urinary retention, according to a meta-analysis.