Influence of dose and timing of administration of morphine on postoperative pain and analgesic requirements

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 358-361

  Mansfield, Martin D ^a   James, Kenneth S ^b   Kinsella, John ^b  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analgesia, pre emptive; Analgesics opioid, morphine; Pain, postoperative; Surgery, gynaecological

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY;

EID: 0030066381     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.3.358     Document Type: Article

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