Adding ketamine to morphine for patient-controlled analgesia after thoracic surgery: Influence on morphine consumption, respiratory function, and nocturnal desaturation

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 396-403

  Michelet, Pierre ^a   Guervilly, C ^a   Helaine A ^a   Avaro, J P ^a   Blayac, D ^a   Gaillat, F ^a   Dantin, T ^a   Thomas, P ^a   Kerbaul, F ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

Author keywords

Analgesia, patient controlled; Analgesics, postoperative anaesthetics i.v., ketamine; Lung, respiratory function; Surgery, thoracic

Indexed keywords

CISATRACURIUM; HYDROXYZINE; KETAMINE; KETOPROFEN; MORPHINE; NEFOPAM; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NIGHT SLEEP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUCTION; THORAX SURGERY; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 34548283948     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem168     Document Type: Article

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