A comparison of 50, 100 and 200 mg of intra-articular pethidine during knee joint surgery, a controlled study with evidence for local demethylation to norpethidine

Pain

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 229-238

  Söderlund, Anders ^a   Boreus, Lars O ^a   Westman, Lars ^a   Engström, Björn ^a   Valentin, Anders ^a   Ekblom, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Extrahepatic metabolism; Knee joint; Local anaesthesia; Pain; Pethidine (meperidine); Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; NORPETHIDINE; PETHIDINE; PRILOCAINE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG METABOLISM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHROSCOPY; DEALKYLATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MEPERIDINE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRILOCAINE; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0345561590     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(98)00207-3     Document Type: Article

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