Role of magnesium sulfate in postoperative analgesia

Anesthesiology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 340-347

  Tramèr, Martin R ^b   Schneider, Jürg ^a   Marti, René Andreas ^a   Rifat, Kaplan ^a  

^a Department of Anesthesiology ^*

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Analgesics, postoperative: magnesium sulfate; Postoperative outcomes: comfort; insomnia; pain; Receptors: N methyl D aspartate

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 0030062683     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199602000-00011     Document Type: Article

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