Randomised trial of epidural bupivacaine and morphine in prevention of stump and phantom pain in lower-limb amputation

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9088, 1997, Pages 1353-1357

  Nikolajsen, Lone ^a,b   Ilkjaer, Susanne ^a   Christensen, Jørgen H ^c   Krøner, Karsten ^b   Jensen, Troels S ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHANTOM PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031573235     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)06315-0     Document Type: Article

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