Small-dose ketamine decreases postoperative morphine requirements [2]

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 916-917

  Kafali, Haluk ^a   Aldemir, B ^a   Kaygusuz, K ^a   Gursoy S ^a   Kunt, N ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 13244262648     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021504220282     Document Type: Letter

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