• Clin J Pain · Feb 2012

    Case Reports

    Persistent hiccups with continuous intrathecal morphine infusion.

    • Vivek Loomba, Mayank Gupta, and David Kim.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. vivek.loomba@gmail.com
    • Clin J Pain. 2012 Feb 1;28(2):172-4.

    ObjectiveTo report a case of hiccups secondary to intrathecal (IT) morphine infusion.MethodsCase report and discussion.ResultsThe hiccups in our patient resolved on substitution of IT morphine infusion with hydromorphone.DiscussionWe report a case of a 44-year-old man who developed persistent hiccups with IT morphine infusion pump therapy. The hiccups persisted despite various nonpharmacological and pharmacological measures. The untoward symptom resolved after substitution of IT hydromorphone for IT morphine.

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