Reduction in postoperative pain after spinal fusion with instrumentation using intrathecal morphine

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 535-537

  Urban, Michael K ^a   Jules Elysee, Kethy ^a   Urquhart, Barbara ^a   Cammisa, Frank P ^a   Boachie Adjei, Oheneba ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrathecal morphine; Pain after spinal fusions; Posterior spinal fusions; Spinal morphine

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL SPACE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPINE FUSION; SPIROMETRY;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036504664     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200203010-00015     Document Type: Article

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