Effect of Combining Ultralow-dose Naloxone with Morphine in Intravenous Patient-controlled Analgesia: The Cut-off Ratio of Naloxone to Morphine for Antiemesis After Gynecologic Surgery

Admixing an ultralow dose of naloxone with intravenous morphine patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) has been shown to decrease postoperative nausea. However, the cut-off ratio of the naloxone-morphine admixture for antiemetic effects has not been investigated. The purpose of this study was to inves-t...

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Main Authors: Yu-Chang Yeh, Tzu-Fu Lin, Chen-Hua Wang, Yong-Ping Wang, Chen-Jung Lin, Wei-Zen Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-06-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664608601564