Efficacy of an intravenous bolus of morphine 2.5 versus morphine 7.5 mg for procedural pain relief in postoperative cardiothoracic patients in the intensive care unit: A randomised double-blind controlled trial

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 417-426

  Ahlers, S J G M ^b   Van Gulik, L ^a   Van Dongen, E P A ^a   Bruins, P ^a   Van De Garde, E M W ^b   Van Boven, W J ^a   Tibboel, D ^c   Knibbe, C A J ^b  

^a Intensive Care and Pain Management ^*  (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Critically ill patients; ICU; Morphine; Numeric pain scale; Pain at rest; Pain scores; Procedural pain

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 84861555381     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1204000306     Document Type: Article

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