A double-blind randomised comparison of the effects of epidural clonidine, lignocaine and the combination of clonidine and lignocaine in patients with chronic pain

Pain

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 337-343

  Glynn, Chris ^a   O'Sullivan, Katrina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Clonidine; Epidural; Lignocaine; Neurology; Pain relief

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLONIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN;

EID: 0029873885     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(95)00119-0     Document Type: Article

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