Continuous intravenous morphine infusion for postoperative analgesia following posterior spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 754-757

  Poe Kochert, Connie ^a   Tripi, Paul A ^a   Potzman, Jennifer ^a   Son Hing, Jochen P ^a   Thompson, George H ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Idiopathic scoliosis; Intrathecal morphine; Intravenous morphine infusion; Pain; Posterior spinal fusion; Postoperative analgesia; Segmental spinal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VITAL SIGN;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 77951665461     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181bc9a00     Document Type: Article

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