The use of orbital morphine for postoperative analgesia in pterygium surgery

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-45

  Wishaw, K ^a   Billington, D ^a   O'Brien, D ^a   Davies, P ^b  

^a Sunshine Coast Day Surgery   (Australia)

^b NAMBOUR GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

ANALGESIA: postoperative, orbital morphine; SURGERY: pterygium

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PTERYGIUM; PUPIL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDATION;

EID: 0033974623     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0002800107     Document Type: Article

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