A transdermal nicotine patch is not effective for postoperative pain management in smokers: A pilot dose-ranging study

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1987-1991

  Olson, Luke C ^a   Hong, Daewha ^a   Conell Price, Jessamyn S ^a   Cheng, Sean ^a   Flood, Pamela ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NICOTINE PATCH; ONDANSETRON; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PASSIVE SMOKING; PELVIS SURGERY; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SMOKING; VOMITING;

EID: 73949099352     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181bd1612     Document Type: Article

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