An audit of morphine versus fentanyl as an adjuct to ropivacaine 0.2% for high thoracic epidural analgesia

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 639-644

  Royse, C F ^a,b,c   Royse, A G ^a,b   Deelen, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Development and Advocacy   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic; Epidural; Fentanyl; Local: morphine; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; INDOMETACIN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NAUSEA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 27544482777     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0503300514     Document Type: Article

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