Postincisional local anaesthetic infiltration of the rectus muscle decreases early pain and morphine consumption after abdominal hysterectomy

Acute Pain

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 49-52

  Tan, C H ^a   Kun, K Y ^a   Onsiong, M K ^a   Chan, M K ^a   Chiu, W K Y ^a   Tai, C M ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic technique, intramuscular injection; Local anaesthetic, bupivacaine; Pain, postoperative

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; DROPERIDOL; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0036851667     PISSN: 13660071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-0071(02)00022-0     Document Type: Article

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