Influence of bolus size on efficacy of postoperative patient-controlled analgesia with piritramide

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-55

  Morlion, B ^a,b   Ebner, E ^a   Weber, A ^a   Finke, W ^a   Puchstein, C ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Analgesia, patient controlled; Analgesics opioids, piritramide; Pain, postoperative

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; PIRITRAMIDE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION;

EID: 0032923330     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/82.1.52     Document Type: Article

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