Effects of preemptive analgesia using continuous subcutaneous morphine for postoperative pain in scoliosis surgery: A randomized study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 576-580

  Machida, Masafumi ^a   Imamura, Yasuhide ^b   Usui, Takeo ^b   Asai, Tohru ^b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION MURAYAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Continuous subcutaneous morphine; Postoperative pain; Preemptive analgesia

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PENTAZOCINE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOMNOLENCE; SPINE FUSION;

EID: 4344637790     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200409000-00021     Document Type: Article

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