Epidural clonidine for postoperative pain after lower abdominal surgery: A dose - response study

Background: Patient controlled epidural analgesia with local anesthetic and opioid is an effective technique for postoperative analgesia after abdominal surgery. Clonidine has a synergistic effect on epidural local anesthetics. The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal epidural clonidin...

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Main Authors: Jyothi Jain, Anjum Khan Joad, Vinita Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pain
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Online Access:http://www.indianjpain.org/article.asp?issn=0970-5333;year=2013;volume=27;issue=2;spage=67;epage=74;aulast=Jain