Effectiveness of morphine via thoracic epidural vs intravenous infusion on postthoracotomy pain and stress response in children

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 748-754

  Bozkurt, Pervin ^a,b   Kaya, Güner ^a   Yeker, Yüksel ^a   Altintaş, Fatiş ^a   Bakan, Mefkür ^a   Hacibekiroǧlu, Münire ^a   Bahar, Mois ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KISIM A7/40 ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Intravenous infusion; Morphine; Stress response; Thoracic epidural; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; THIOPENTAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FEVER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; STRESS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSULIN; MALE; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; STRESS; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544360680     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01278.x     Document Type: Article

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