Pre-incisional epidural ketamine, morphine and bupivacaine combined with epidural and general anaesthesia provides pre-emptive analgesia for upper abdominal surgery

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-68

  Wu, C T ^a   Yeh, C C ^a   Yu, J C ^a   Lee, M M S ^b   Tao, P L ^b   Ho, S T ^a   Wong, C S ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, epidural; Ketamine, NMDA receptor; Pain, postoperative pain; Pre emptive analgesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

ABDOMEN; ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0033985758     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2000.440112.x     Document Type: Article

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