Open AccessTransdermal Nitroglycerin as an Adjuvant to Patient-Controlled Morphine Analgesia after Total Knee Arthroplasty
Author(s) -
Sharon OrbachZinger,
Artium Lenchinsky,
Lesley Paul-Kesslin,
Steven Velks,
Moses Salai,
Leonid A. Eidelman
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pain research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1918-1523
pISSN - 1203-6765
DOI - 10.1155/2009/817837
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , visual analogue scale , morphine , placebo , sedation , adverse effect , nausea , patient controlled analgesia , arthroplasty , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Nitroglycerin (NTG) has been shown to be a useful adjunct for pain treatment without increasing adverse side effects. The effects of NTG on postoperative morphine consumption after knee replacement were evaluated.
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