Postoperative epidural infusion: A randomized, double-blind, dose- finding trial of clonidine in combination with bupivacaine and fentanyl

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1323-1328

  Paech, Michael J ^a   Pavy, Timothy J G ^a   Orlikowski, Christopher E P ^a   Lim, Wilson ^a   Evans, Sharon F ^b  

^a KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Women and Infants Research Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; FENTANYL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILIZATION; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 0030916658     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199706000-00027     Document Type: Article

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