Epidural sufentanil for postoperative pain relief

• Published in: Anaesthesia Vol. 40; no. 7; p. 634
• Main Authors: Donadoni, R, Rolly, G, Noorduin, H, Vanden Bussche, G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.07.1985
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Analgesics - therapeutic use; Drug Evaluation; Epidural Space; Female; Fentanyl - administration & dosage; Fentanyl - analogs & derivatives; Fentanyl - pharmacology; Fentanyl - therapeutic use; Humans; Injections; Male; Middle Aged; Pain, Postoperative - drug therapy; Pilot Projects; Respiration - drug effects; Sufentanil; Time Factors

An open pilot study was undertaken to evaluate the analgesic properties of epidurally administered sufentanil in the early postoperative period. After orthopaedic surgery of the lower extremity, four different groups of five adult patients each received either 15 micrograms (group 1), 30 micrograms...