Prospective comparative study of the effectiveness of epidural morphine and ropivacaine for management of pain after spinal operations

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-16

  Al Khalaf, B ^b   Loew, F ^a   Fichtl, M ^b   Donauer, E ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epidural bupivacaine; Epidural morphine; Postoperative pain; Spinal operations

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DICLOFENAC; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MORPHINE; PREDNISOLONE; ROPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRAMADOL; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; SIDE EFFECT; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CLOSURE;

AMIDES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12244275729     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-002-0955-0     Document Type: Article

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