Intrathecal pethidine: An alternative anaesthetic for transurethral resection of prostate?

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 650-654

  Sia, Alex Tiong Heng ^a,b   Chow, M Y H ^a,c   Koay, C K ^a   Chong, J L ^a,b  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: spinal, intrathecal pethidin, local, urology

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PETHIDINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; VOMITING;

EID: 0031450350     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9702500610     Document Type: Article

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