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SUBMITTER: Jin HS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5536619 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jin Hyun Seung HS Kim Yong Chul YC Yoo Yongjae Y Lee Changsoon C Cho Chan Woo CW Kim Won-Joong WJ
The Journal of international medical research 20160629 4
<h4>Objectives</h4>A double-blind randomised study to evaluate the opioid sparing effect and safety of nefopam when administered via intravenous patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with fentanyl.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients planned for elective open laparotomy, were randomly assigned to receive into fentanyl 25 µg/ml (SF group) or nefopam 2.4 mg/ml plus fentanyl 25 µg/ml (NF group). Patients were assessed before surgery and for 24 h postoperatively.<h4>Results</h4>Total PCA fentanyl consumption was s ...[more]