Determining the plasma concentration of ketamine that enhances epidural bupivacaine-and-morphine-induced analgesia

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 777-784

  Suzuki, Manzo ^a   Kinoshita, Takao ^a   Kikutani, Takehiko ^a   Yokoyama, Kenji ^a   Inagi, Toshiichiro ^a   Sugimoto, Kikuzo ^a   Haraguchi, Shuji ^a   Hisayoshi, Takao ^a   Shimada, Yoichi ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL MUSASHI KOSUGI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FLURBIPROFEN; KETAMINE; MEPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALE; METASTASIS; NAUSEA; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMNOLENCE; THORAX SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 23944463476     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000166952.12290.45     Document Type: Article

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