Adding ketamine in a multimodal patient-controlled epidural regimen reduces postoperative pain and analgesic consumption

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1245-1249

  Chia, Yuan Yi ^a   Liu, Kang ^a   Liu, Yuan Chin ^a   Chang, Huang Chou ^a   Wong, Chih Shung ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; KETAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0031838772     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199806000-00021     Document Type: Article

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