The effective duration of analgesia after intrathecal morphine in patients without additional opioid analgesia: A randomized double-blind multicentre study on orthopaedic patients

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 683-688

  Gehling, M H G ^a   Luesebrink, T ^a   Kulka, P J ^b   Tryba, M ^a  

^a KLINIKUM KASSEL   (Germany)

^b PROSPER HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Morphine; Postoperative pain; Spinal anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLORAZEPATE DIPOTASSIUM; DIPYRONE; MORPHINE; PROPOFOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; PARAMETER; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; AGED; BLOOD; BREATHING MECHANICS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HEMODYNAMICS; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SAMPLE SIZE; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DIPYRONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OXYGEN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SAMPLE SIZE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70249107833     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e328329b045     Document Type: Article

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