Preemptive analgesia with intra-articular pethidine reduces pain after arthroscopic knee surgery

Background: Postoperative pain relief is important in procedures of the lower extremity. Several previous studies have evaluated the efficacy of intra-articular (IA) pethidine as a compound, which has local anesthetic and opioid agonist properties, on postoperative pain relief in arthroscopic knee s...

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Main Authors: Sayed Jalal Hashemi, Hasanali Soltani, Sayed Morteza Heidari, Mahmoud Rezakohanfekr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Advanced Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2013;volume=2;issue=1;spage=9;epage=9;aulast=Hashemi