The effect of transdermal nitroglycerine on intrathecal fentanyl with bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia following gynaecological surgery

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 285-290

  Garg, Ashish ^a   Ahmed, F ^a   Khandelwal, M ^a   Chawla, V ^a   Verma, A P ^a  

^a SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bupivaciane; Fentabyl; Gynaecological surgery; Nitorglycerine; Postoperative analgesia; Transdermal

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; DICLOFENAC; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; MIDAZOLAM; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SHIVERING; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 77949688486     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1003800210     Document Type: Article

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