Addition of intrathecal midazolam to bupivacaine produces better post-operative analgesia without prolonging recovery

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 519-523

  Batra, Y K ^a   Jain, K ^a   Chari, P ^a   Dhillon, M S ^a   Shaheen, B ^a   Reddy, G M ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Bupivacaine; Knee arthroscopy; Midazolam; Pain; Post operative; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MALE; MICTURITION; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 0032885041     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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