Open AccessThe effect on post-operative pain of intravenous clonidine given before induction of anaesthesia
Author(s) -
Aloka Samantaray,
Mangu Hanumantha Rao,
Abha Chandra
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.100817
Subject(s) - medicine , clonidine , anesthesia , fentanyl , pacu , sedation , placebo , visual analogue scale , analgesic , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
Treatment of acute post-thoracotomy pain is particularly important not only to keep the patient comfortable but also to minimize pulmonary complications.