Comparison of analgesic efficacy of oxycodone and morphine in postoperative intravenous patient-controlled analgesia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 576-580

  Silvasti, M ^a,b   Rosenberg, P ^a   Seppala T ^a   Svartling, N ^a   Pitkanen M ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Toolo Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Analgesia: postoperative, intravenous opioids; Analgesics, opioids: morphine, oxycodone, morphine 6 glucuronide; Pain: patient controlled analgesia (PCA), postoperative

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OXYCODONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY;

EID: 0031979603     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb05169.x     Document Type: Article

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