Efficacy of epidural dexamethasone versus fentanyl on postoperative analgesia

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 531-536

  Khafagy, Hanan F ^a   Refaat, Ahmed I ^a   El Sabae, Hossam H ^a   Youssif, Maha A ^a  

^a THEODOR BILHARZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Analgesia ; Bupivacaine; Dexamethasone; Epidural; Fentanyl

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FENTANYL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PETHIDINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78149359365     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-010-0949-7     Document Type: Article

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