Epidural ketamine reduces post-operative epidural PCA consumption of fentanyl/bupivacaine

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-109

  Abdel Ghaffar, M E ^a   Abdulatif, M ^b   Al Ghamdi, A ^c   Mowafi, H ^c   Anwar, A ^c  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; THIOPENTAL;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION;

EID: 0031947936     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03013246     Document Type: Article

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