Transdermal Nitroglycerin as an Adjuvant to Patient-Controlled Morphine Analgesia after Total Knee Arthroplasty

BACKGROUND: Nitroglycerin (NTG) has been shown to be a useful adjunct for pain treatment without increasing adverse side effects. The effects of NTG on postoperative morphine consumption after knee replacement were evaluated.

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Main Authors: Sharon Orbach-Zinger, Artium Lenchinsky, Lesley Paul-Kesslin, Steven Velks, Moses Salai, Leonid A Eidelman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/817837
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author Sharon Orbach-Zinger
Artium Lenchinsky
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spelling doaj-art-79768afcefdd4730a8dab1af7a3c01142025-02-03T06:06:22ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67652009-01-0114210911210.1155/2009/817837Transdermal Nitroglycerin as an Adjuvant to Patient-Controlled Morphine Analgesia after Total Knee ArthroplastySharon Orbach-Zinger0Artium Lenchinsky1Lesley Paul-Kesslin2Steven Velks3Moses Salai4Leonid A Eidelman5Department of Anesthesia, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tiqvah, IsraelDepartment of Anesthesia, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tiqvah, IsraelDepartment of Anesthesia, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tiqvah, IsraelDepartment of Orthopedics, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tiqvah, IsraelDepartment of Orthopedics, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tiqvah, IsraelDepartment of Anesthesia, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tiqvah, IsraelBACKGROUND: Nitroglycerin (NTG) has been shown to be a useful adjunct for pain treatment without increasing adverse side effects. The effects of NTG on postoperative morphine consumption after knee replacement were evaluated.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/817837
spellingShingle Sharon Orbach-Zinger
Artium Lenchinsky
Lesley Paul-Kesslin
Steven Velks
Moses Salai
Leonid A Eidelman
Transdermal Nitroglycerin as an Adjuvant to Patient-Controlled Morphine Analgesia after Total Knee Arthroplasty
Pain Research and Management
title Transdermal Nitroglycerin as an Adjuvant to Patient-Controlled Morphine Analgesia after Total Knee Arthroplasty
title_full Transdermal Nitroglycerin as an Adjuvant to Patient-Controlled Morphine Analgesia after Total Knee Arthroplasty
title_fullStr Transdermal Nitroglycerin as an Adjuvant to Patient-Controlled Morphine Analgesia after Total Knee Arthroplasty
title_full_unstemmed Transdermal Nitroglycerin as an Adjuvant to Patient-Controlled Morphine Analgesia after Total Knee Arthroplasty
title_short Transdermal Nitroglycerin as an Adjuvant to Patient-Controlled Morphine Analgesia after Total Knee Arthroplasty
title_sort transdermal nitroglycerin as an adjuvant to patient controlled morphine analgesia after total knee arthroplasty
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/817837
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