Dose requirements, efficacy and side effects of morphine and pethidine delivered by patient-controlled analgesia after gynaecological surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 484-486

  Stanley, G ^a   Appadu, B ^a   Mead, M ^a   Rowbotham, D J ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia, patient controlled; Analgesia, postoperative; Analgesics opioid, morphine; Analgesics opioid, pethidine

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PETHIDINE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0029988144     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.4.484     Document Type: Article

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