Remifentanil infusion in association with fentanyl-propofol anaesthesia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: Effects on morphine requirement and postoperative analgesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 611-615

  Rauf, K ^a   Vohra, A ^a   Fernandez Jimenez, P ^a   O'Keeffe, N ^a   Forrest, M ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia, postoperative; Analgesics opioid, remifentanil; Surgery, cardiac

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FENTANYL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOFLURANE; METARAMINOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCRALFATE; TEMAZEPAM;

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NURSE; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECORDING; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 27744528227     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei237     Document Type: Article

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