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Re: Duramorph
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Patricia Ellis <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 22 Dec 2000 13:32:05 -0800
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Our moms come to the floor with IV's, I'm not sure for how long, but I think
12 hours?  They are definitely not up and about, they are in intense pain
and taking persecute too.  It sounds like your system is working the way
it's supposed to.  It would be interesting to compare doses and time of
initiation and d/c.  My moms do very poorly with breastfeeding.  Thanks for
the response.
Sincerely,
Pat Ellis
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From: "Holly McSpadden" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 11:56 AM
Subject: Duramorph


Our hospital recently began using Duramorph for pain control in our
c-section patients. I really have been amazed at how much better these moms
do post-surgery. They pull the epidural and all IV's before bringing mom to
the floor from recovery. (less fluids via IV may mean less edema?) These
mom's are up and moving, eating, and ready to interact with their babies
very quickly post-surgery. From my understanding it is a long-acting
injection of Morphine, that lasts 12 hours. They than go on to oral pain
meds. I haven't noticed any additional problems with breastfeeding. The main
side effect is intense itching in some patients.  In fact many of these moms
do really well because of the level of pain control they get as compared to
PCA and CAD pumps. (I'm sure as with any medication there are some effects
on the baby as far as sucking.)



Holly McSpadden IBCLC
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