Intrathecal morphine: Double-blind evaluation of optimal dosage for analgesia after major lumbar spinal surgery

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1131-1137

  Boezaart, André P ^a,b   Eksteen, Jack A ^b   Spuy, Gideon V D ^b   Rossouw, Patricia ^b   Knipe, Mabeth ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b MediClinic Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Intrathecal morphine; Intrathecal opiates; Major lumbar spinal surgery; Postoperative pain; Respiratory depression; Spinal surgery

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CARBON DIOXIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MORPHINE; NAUSEA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PRURITUS; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0032987016     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199906010-00013     Document Type: Article

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