Intrathecal magnesium as analgesic adjuvant for spinal anesthesia: A meta-analysis of randomized trials

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 667-678

  Pascual Ramirez J ^a   Gil Trujillo, S ^a   Alcantarilla, C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CIUDAD REAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Magnesium; Meta analysis as topic

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM; MORPHINE; PLACEBO; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; TETRACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; BRADYCARDIA; CESAREAN SECTION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY DEPRIVATION (INTENTIONAL); SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84881461943     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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