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Epidural morphine: a new approach to combined anesthesia and analgesia in urological patients.
The effect of combined epidural anesthesia and epidural morphine injection is discussed. A group of 98 patients (group A), chosen at random, was operated on under such combined anesthesia and compared to a similar group of 98 patients (group B), equally chosen at random, operated on under either spinal or general anesthesia with no epidural morphine added. Over 87% of group A needed no narcotic drugs for postoperative pain. All patients in the group B needed 60-80 mg of morphine during the first 48 postoperative hours. The quantity of morphine required was the main parameter for comparison. The postoperative course in group A was considerably easier while the operative results were equal in both groups.
PMID: 3709586 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Patient Drug Information
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Epinephrine Injection (Adrenalin® Chloride Solution, EpiPen® Auto-Injector, EpiPen® Jr. Auto-Injector)
Epinephrine injection is used to treat life-threatening allergic reactions caused by insect bites, foods, medications, latex, and other causes. Symptoms of allergic reaction include wheezing, shortness of breath, low blo...
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Acetaminophen (Acephen® , Anacin® Aspirin Free Maximum Strength Tablets® , Capital® and Codeine, ...)
Acetaminophen is used to relieve mild to moderate pain from headaches, muscle aches, menstrual periods, colds and sore throats, toothaches, backaches, and reactions to vaccinations (shots), and to reduce fever. Acetamino...
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Morphine Sulfate Injection (Astramorph/PF® , Duramorph® , Infumorph® )
Your doctor has ordered morphine, a strong analgesic (painkiller), to relieve your pain. The drug will be either injected into a large muscle (such as your buttock or hip) or added to an intravenous fluid that will drip ...