Clonidine as an analgesic adjuvant to continuous paravertebral bupivacaine for post-thoracotomy pain

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 586-591

  Bhatnagar, Sushma ^a,b   Mishra, S ^a   Madhurima, S ^a   Gurjar, M ^a   Mondal, A S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Clonidine; Paravertebral block; Thoracotomy pain

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; MEPHENTERMINE; MORPHINE; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 33750616032     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0603400507     Document Type: Article

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