Dose-dependent attenuation of intravenous nalbuphine on epidural morphine-induced pruritus and analgesia after cesarean delivery

Epidural morphine in patient-controlled analgesia regimens controls postoperative pain well but easily induces pruritus and other epidural morphine-related side effects. With 90 pregnant American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status II females scheduled for elective cesarean delivery, the pr...

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Main Authors: Mao-Kai Chen, Siu-Wah Chau, Ya-Chun Shen, Yu-Ning Sun, Kuang-Yi Tseng, Chen-Yu Long, Yu-Tung Feng, Kuang-I Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-05-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X14000163