Analgesic effects of adding lidocaine to morphine pumps after orthopedic surgeries

Background: Opiate is used in patient-controlled intravenous analgesia pumps (PCIA) for controlling pain in post-surgical patients. Other drugs are remarkably added to opioid pumps to enhance quality, lengthen analgesia, and reduce side effects. Lidocaine, a local anesthetic which inhibits sodium ch...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Reza Alebouyeh, Farnad Imani, Poupak Rahimzadeh, Saeed Reza Entezary, Seyed Hamid Reza Faiz, Parisa Soraya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=2;spage=122;epage=127;aulast=Alebouyeh