Balanced analgesia after hysterectomy: the effect on outcomes

Newton, S.E.; Robinson, J.; Kozac, J.

Medsurg Nursing Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses 13(3): 176-180; 199

2004


ISSN/ISBN: 1092-0811
PMID: 15219166
Document Number: 576079
Balanced analgesia (an opioid and a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent) after hysterectomy often leads to better postoperative pain outcomes. Researchers compared post-hysterectomy patients who received balanced analgesia with those who received only morphine patient-controlled analgesia, and their relationship with pain scores, ambulation, and hospital length of stay.

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