The inhibition of epidural morphine-induced pruritus by epidural droperidol

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 638-641

  Horta, Marcio Leal ^a,b   Ramos, Lourenço ^a   Gonçalves, Zonia R ^a  

^a Hosp Univ S Francisco Paula Da U   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; DICLOFENAC; DIPYRONE; DROPERIDOL; ETILEFRINE; FENTANYL; METARAMINOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; PROMETHAZINE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MIXTURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 0034005940     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200003000-00025     Document Type: Article

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