A comparison of morphine, pethidine and fentanyl in the postsurgical patient-controlled analgesia environment

Pain

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 115-121

  Woodhouse, Annie ^a   Hobbes, Alick F T ^a   Mather, Laurence E ^a   Gibson, Maggie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Fentanyl; Opioid: Morphine; Patient controlled analgesia; Pethidine

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE; OPIATE AGONIST; PETHIDINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030039892     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(95)00082-8     Document Type: Article

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