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. 1987 Mar;79(3):305–311.

The Infusaid Pump in the Management of Intractable Cancer Pain

D'Orsay D Bryant III, Robert L DeWitty Jr, Gary C Dennis
PMCID: PMC2571504  PMID: 3573060

Abstract

At Howard University Hospital, nine terminally ill cancer patients with chronic pain have been treated with continuous intrathecal infusion of morphine delivered by the implantable Infusaid pump. The case of a patient treated at Howard University Hospital with this method of pain management is presented. Following Infusaid pump insertion, the patient lived for 22 months and obtained substantial relief of his cancer pain with no adverse side effects.

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