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Perineuronal morphine in intercostal block
Author(s) -
Sternlo J. E.,
Hägerdal M.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1992.tb02338.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intercostal nerves , morphine , bupivacaine , anesthesia , nerve block , surgery
Summary In a double‐blind, randomised study the potential benefits of combining low‐dose morphine with bupivacaine for intercostal nerve blocks for analgesia after biliary surgery were investigated. There was no significant improvement in pain scores or consumption of supplementary analgesics when morphine was added to bupivacaine. This investigation supports the findings of other workers who showed that perineural morphine was ineffective for postoperative pain relief.