A randomized study of the effects of gabapentin versus placebo on post-thoracotomy pain and pulmonary function

Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 277-281

  Omran, Azza F ^a   Mohamed, Abd El Rahman ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Gabapentin; Postoperative pain; Pulmonary function; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LOBECTOMY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SOMNOLENCE; THORACOTOMY; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VISUAL DISORDER; VOMITING;

EID: 33751247611     PISSN: 11101849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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