Pre-incisional epidural magnesium provides pre-emptive and preventive analgesia in patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 694-699

  Farouk, S ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Analgesia, pre emptive; Analgesic techniques, extradural; Pharmacology, magnesium sulphate; Surgery, gynaecological

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; MAGNESIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; SEDATION; VOMITING;

EID: 54249148955     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen274     Document Type: Article

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