Improvement in postoperative pain relief by the addition of midazolam to an intrathecal injection of buprenorphine and bupivacaine

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 904-910

  Shah, F R ^a   Halbe, A R ^a   Panchal, I D ^a   Goodchild, Colins S ^b  

^a BYL NAIR CHARITABLE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjuvants, anaesthesia, midazolam, buprenorphine; Anaesthesia, spinal; Postoperative complications, pain, postoperative

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BUPIVACAINE; BUPRENORPHINE; BUPRIGESIC; DICLOFENAC; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; MIDOSED; OPIATE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; NEUROTOXICITY; NURSING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; BUPRENORPHINE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MIDAZOLAM; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0242473853     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021503001455     Document Type: Article

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