Ultra Low-Dose Naloxone and Tramadol/Acetaminophen in Elderly Patients Undergoing Joint Replacement Surgery: A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Ngozi Imasogie,
Sudha Singh,
James T. Watson,
Debbie Hurley,
Patricia Morley-Forster
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 - 10.1155/2009/497217
Subject(s) - medicine , tramadol , acetaminophen , anesthesia , nausea , ketorolac , opioid , surgery , arthroplasty , regimen , ropivacaine , postoperative nausea and vomiting , vomiting , morphine , randomized controlled trial , analgesic , receptor
A pilot study was conducted to assess whether both the rationale and feasibility exist for future randomized clinical trials to evaluate the combined use of naloxone infusion and tramadol/acetaminophen as opioid-sparing drugs in elderly patients undergoing lower extremity joint replacement surgery.
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