An investigation of the potential morphine sparing effect of midazolam

Anaesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 808-811

  Gilliland, H E M ^a   Prasad, B K ^b   Mirakhur, R K ^c   Fee, J P H ^c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesics; morphine; Hypnotics; benzodiazepine, midazolam; Pain; postoperative; Surgery; hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0029792060     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb12605.x     Document Type: Article

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