Butorphanol prevents morphine-induced pruritus without increasing pain and other side effects: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 907-917

  Du, Bo Xiang ^a   Song, Zhe Ming ^a   Wang, Kai ^b   Zhang, Hao ^a   Xu, Feng Ying ^a   Zou, Zui ^a   Shi, Xue Yin ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XUZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTORPHANOL; MORPHINE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MORPHINE INDUCED PRURITUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BUTORPHANOL; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84883136475     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-013-9989-4     Document Type: Review

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