Antiemetic and analgesic-sparing effects of diphenhydramine added to morphine intravenous patient-controlled analgesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 835-839

  Lin, T F ^a   Yeh, Y C ^a   Yen, Y H ^a   Wang, Y P ^a   Lin, C J ^a   Sun, W Z ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analgesia, patient controlled; Antiemetic, diphenhydramine; Complications postoperative nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; MORPHINE; PLACEBO; PROCHLORPERAZINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SOMNOLENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 19944365226     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei137     Document Type: Article

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