The Oxiplex/SP Gel-morphine compound after lumbar microdiscectomy in the management of postoperative pain. Report of 20 cases

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-78

  Mastronardi, Luciano ^a   Pappagallo, Marco ^b   Tatta, Carlo ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Beth Israel University Hospital   (United States)

^c SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidural analgesia; Lumbar microdiscectomy; Morphine; Oxiplex; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; MACROGOL; MORPHINE; OXIPLEX;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR MICRODISCECTOMY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADICULAR PAIN; RELAPSE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND INFECTION;

CELLULOSE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 21444446632     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.09.025     Document Type: Article

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