The analgesic effect of epidural clonidine after spinal surgery: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.
BACKGROUND: Clonidine is an alpha(2) adrenoreceptor and imidazoline receptor agonist, which has analgesic, sedative, and minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration-sparing effects. It has been used orally, IV, and epidurally. In spinal surgery, there is a reluctance to use local anesthetic-based epi...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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