Anaesthesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Epidural buprenorphine for postoperative analgesia. A controlled comparison with epidural morphine.
In a double-blind controlled study, epidural buprenorphine 0.3 mg was compared with 4 mg of epidural morphine for postoperative pain relief the first 24 hours after major orthopaedic surgery. The degree of analgesia was equal and satisfactory in both groups. ⋯ The only serious side effects were recorded in the morphine group, with two patients complaining of pruritus and five of urinary retention. In conclusion, epidural buprenorphine did not offer any advantages in preference to morphine for postoperative pain relief following orthopaedic surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Intramuscular midazolam premedication in small children. A comparison with papaveretum and hyoscine.
Midazolam 0.2 mg/kg was compared as an intramuscular premedication in small children with papaveretum and hyoscine 0.4 and 0.008 mg/kg. Midazolam produced satisfactory sedation and anxiolysis and in the early postoperative period patients were significantly more awake (p less than 0.05).