Pharmacological strategies to reduce pruritus during postoperative epidural analgesia after lumbar fusion surgery - a prospective randomized trial in 150 patients
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Epidural analgesia with bupivacain, epinephrine and fentanyl provides excellent pain control after lumbar fusion surgery, but pruritus and motor block are frequent side effects. Theoretically epidural ropivacain combined with oral ox...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-05-01
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| Series: | Patient Safety in Surgery |
| Online Access: | http://www.pssjournal.com/content/5/1/10 |