Epidural magnesium reduces postoperative analgesic requirement

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 519-523

  Bilir, A ^a   Gulec, S ^a   Erkan, A ^a   Ozcelik, A ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Analgesic techniques, extradural; Pain, postoperative; Pharmacology, fentanyl; Pharmacology, magnesium sulphate

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; TRAMADOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DROWSINESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 34248181449     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem029     Document Type: Article

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