Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Preoperative droperidol improved postoperative pain relief in patients undergoing rotator-cuff repair during general anesthesia using intravenous morphine.
To demonstrate the effect of preoperative and intraoperative, small-dose intravenous (IV) droperidol on postoperative pain relief in orthopedic patients given general anesthesia with morphine. ⋯ Preoperative IV droperidol resulted in improved postoperative pain relief inpatients undergoing shoulder rotator cuff surgery with general anesthesia using IV morphine.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Epidural infusion of clonidine or clonidine plus ropivacaine for postoperative analgesia in children undergoing major abdominal surgery.
To investigate the analgesic efficacy and safety of epidural infusion of clonidine in children undergoing major abdominal surgery. ⋯ For children undergoing major abdominal surgery, the addition of epidural infusion of clonidine or clonidine plus ropivacaine to IV ketoprofen provided good analgesia quality for postoperative rest pain.