British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1972, Vol. 44, No. 11 1191-1196
© 1972 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia
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EXPERIENCE WITH BEZITRAMIDE AND DROPERIDOL EN THE TREATMENT OF SEVERE CHRONIC PAIN
Department of Anaesthesiology, St Hippolytus Hospital Delft
Department of Anaesthesiology, St Elisabeth Hospital, Leiden at the time of this clinical study at the University Hospital Leiden
Department of Anaesthesiology, Central Hospital Alkmaar, Holland.
The authors outline a number of propositions to be considered in the management of severe chronic pain, and stress the importance of psychological aspects. Criteria to be met by drugs of choice are enumerated. From the outstanding results achieved in 84 out of 91 patients treated with the morphinnmimetic compound, bezitramide, and the neuroleptic, droperidol, it is concluded that these drugs very largely meet the requirements.