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Use of morphine for pain after intracranial surgery
1Neurosurgery Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
Professional Nurse (London, England)
|May 28, 2002
Abstract:
Intramuscular codeine is the most regularly prescribed analgesia for post-surgery craniotomy patients. Morphine is avoided for this patient group because of fears of side-effects. A literature search found evidence that titrated morphine has no inherent risks if patients are well observed.