Open AccessEffect of preoperative flupirtine on postoperative morphine sparing in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy
Author(s) -
Deepak Thapa,
Vanita Ahuja,
Christopher Dass,
Satinder Gombar,
Anju Huria
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.169477
Subject(s) - medicine , visual analogue scale , anesthesia , placebo , morphine , analgesic , bolus (digestion) , abdominal surgery , adverse effect , randomized controlled trial , opioid , hysterectomy , surgery , alternative medicine , receptor , pathology
Flupirtine is a unique non-opioid, centrally acting analgesic with muscle relaxant properties. So far no study has evaluated, use of preoperative flupirtine on postoperative morphine sparing effect in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH).