Comparative assessment of the anaesthetic and analgesic effects of intramuscular and epidural clonidine in humans

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1195-1202

  Samsó, Enric ^a   Vallés, Jordi ^a   Pol, Olga ^a   Gallart, Lluis ^a   Puig, Margarita M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

anaesthetic techniques: inhalational; anaesthetics inhalational: isoflurane; analgesia: postoperative; sympathetic nervous system: pharmacology,clonidine

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030455514     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03013424     Document Type: Article

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