Comparison of high- and low-dose intrathecal morphine for spinal fusion in children

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 538-543

  Eschertzhuber, S ^a   Hohlrieder, M ^a   Keller, C ^a   Oswald, E ^a   Kuehbacher, G ^b   Innerhofer, P ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine   (Austria)

Author keywords

Analgesics, opioid; Children; Surgery, spinal

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; PIRITRAMIDE; SUFENTANIL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LOW DRUG DOSE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINE FUSION; BLEEDING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PRURITUS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 41949094537     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen025     Document Type: Article

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