Cervical epidural analgesia for a cancer child at home

Veyckemans, Francis;Scholtes, Jean-Louis;Ninane, Jacques
(1994) Medical and Pediatric Oncology — Vol. 22, n° 1, p. 58-60 (1994)

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  • Veyckemans, FrancisUCLouvain
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  • Scholtes, Jean-Louisorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Ninane, JacquesUCLouvain
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Abstract
A cervical epidural catheter was placed in a 32-month-old girl suffering from painful bone metastases of a relapsing neuroblastoma in the left forearm. This therapeutic approach was chosen because oral morphine had failed to provide analgesia while producing intolerable side effects. The epidural injection of a mixture of morphine and bupivacaine provided complete analgesia with no side effects. This enabled the parents to take care of their child at home until the end, 35 days later.
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Veyckemans, F., Scholtes, J.-L., & Ninane, J. (1994). Cervical epidural analgesia for a cancer child at home. Medical and Pediatric Oncology, 22(1), 58-60. https://doi.org/10.1002/mpo.2950220111 (Original work published 1994)