Combined intrathecal and epidural magnesium sulfate supplementation of spinal anesthesia to reduce post-operative analgesic requirements: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial in patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 482-489

  Arcioni, R ^a   Palmisani, S ^a   Tigano, S ^a   Santorsola, C ^a   Sauli, V ^b   Romano S ^a   Mercieri, M ^a   Masciangelo, R ^c   De Blasi, R A ^a   Pinto, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Istituto Neurotraumatologico Italiano (INI)   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidural; Intrathecal; Magnesium; NHDA receptor; Post operative pain; Spinal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

LEVOBUPIVACAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MORPHINE; PLACEBO; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33947202375     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01263.x     Document Type: Article

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