Addition of droperidol to morphine administered by the patient-controlled analgesia method: What is the optimal dose?

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 304-309

  Lamond, C T ^a   Robinson, D L ^a   Boyd, J D ^a   Cashman, J N ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia, patient controlled analgesia; Anti emetic, droperidol; Complications, nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DROPERIDOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TREMOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING;

EID: 0031842701     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-199805000-00010     Document Type: Article

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