Single-shot intrathecal morphine in bilateral lung transplantation: Early experience and feasibility
Harry Pearce, Chinmay Patvardhan · 2026
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Harry Pearce and Chinmay Patvardhan share early experience in 2026 with a single spinal dose of morphine for pain after double lung transplant surgery. The chest cut used in this surgery causes intense pain that can slow recovery. The usual choice, a chest epidural line, brings risks when blood thinners and heart-lung support are in play. Five patients received the spinal dose as their main pain method.
Pain scores stayed low for two full days in all five cases. No one needed rescue with the standard epidural method. Patients rated their comfort as good, and no side effects were blamed on the spinal dose. As the first report of its kind, the series invites larger checks of safety and benefit.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Harry Pearce, Chinmay Patvardhan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8619 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |