Morphine, morphine-6-glucuronide, and morphine-3-glucuronide in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma after epidural administration of morphine

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-136

  Kaiman, Sigga ^a   Metcalf, Kerstin ^a   Eintrei, Christina ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cerebrospinal fluid; epidural; morphine; morphine 3 glucuronide; morphine 6 glucuronide; pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

DRUG METABOLITE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 3 GLUCURONIDE; MORPHINE 6 GLUCURONIDE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENCY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030898504     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/rapm-00115550-199722020-00005     Document Type: Article

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