Comparison of epidural morphine and oxycodone for pain after abdominal surgery

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-35

  Backlund, Minna ^a,b   Lindgren, Leena ^a   Kajimoto, Yoji ^a   Rosenberg, Per H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Analgesia, epidural; morphine, oxycodone; postoperative; analgesics

Indexed keywords

KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; URINE RETENTION;

ABDOMEN; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KETOROLAC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TOLMETIN;

EID: 0031080956     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(96)00212-7     Document Type: Article

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