Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of epidural ketamine combined with morphine for postoperative analgesia after major upper abdominal surgery

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 339-344

  Subramaniam, Kathirvel ^a,b   Subramaniam, Balachundhar ^a   Pawar, Dilip K ^a   Kumar, Lakesh ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia, postoperative; Analgesics, morphine, ketamine; Anesthetic technique, epidural

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; THIOPENTAL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034894905     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(01)00278-1     Document Type: Article

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