PMID: 8959160Dec 1, 1996Paper

Intravenous morphine for early pain relief in patients with acute abdominal pain

Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
S Pace, T F Burke

Abstract

To determine whether morphine affects evaluation or outcome for patients with acute abdominal pain. Prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled administration of morphine sulfate (MS) or normal saline (NS) in the setting of acute abdominal pain. The study was performed at a military ED with an annual census of 60,000 visits. Patients > or = 18 years old who had abdominal pain for < or = 48 hours were included. Patients who were allergic to MS or who had systolic blood pressures < 90 mm Hg were excluded. The physicians indicated a provisional diagnosis, a differential diagnosis, and a provisional disposition. Study solution was titrated to the patient's assessment of adequate analgesia (up to a volume equivalent of 20 mg of MS); pain response was monitored using a visual analog scale (VAS). The patients were followed until diagnosis occurred or symptoms resolved. Of 75 patients enrolled, 71 completed the study; 35 patients received MS and 36 received NS. More than half (44; 62%) of the patients were admitted from the ED; 28 patients underwent surgery. The VAS pain level improved more for the MS group, 3.9 +/- 2.8 cm, than it did for the NS group, 0.8 +/- 1.5 cm (p < 0.01). Study solution dose was less in the MS group than it w...Continue Reading

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