A prospective, double-blind dose-ranging study of intrathecal nalbuphine in the lower abdominal and lower limb surgeries

Background: Nalbuphine is a synthetic opioid with mixed agonist-antagonist action, used as an adjuvant with intrathecal bupivacaine to prolong postoperative analgesia. However, only a few studies so far have quantified the optimal intrathecal nalbuphine dose. Our aim was to compare the relative effe...

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Main Authors: Sandip Roy Basunia, Suman Chattopadhyay, Aditi Das, Baishaki Laha, Debasish Bhar, Rita Pal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pain
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Online Access:http://www.indianjpain.org/article.asp?issn=0970-5333;year=2016;volume=30;issue=3;spage=198;epage=203;aulast=Basunia