Comparison of postoperative analgesia with methadone versus morphine in cardiac surgery

Background and objectives: Pain is an aggravating factor of postoperative morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of methadone versus morphine using the numerical rating scale of pain and postoperative on-demand analgesia in patients undergoing myocardial revascular...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Carvalho, Fábio Jean Goulart Sebold, Patrícia Mello Garcia Calegari, Benhur Heleno de Oliveira, Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001417301501