Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Raghavendra Govinda

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• Research Article
  Retrospective Analysis of Single-Dose Extended-Release Epidural Morphine Usage
  Author(s): Alparslan Turan, Sheryar Sarwar, Stephen Sandwell, Kenneth Homolya, Raghavendra Govinda, Kimberly Williams RN and Laura ClarkAlparslan Turan, Sheryar Sarwar, Stephen Sandwell, Kenneth Homolya, Raghavendra Govinda, Kimberly Williams RN and Laura Clark
  
  Objective: Moderate to severe postoperative pain is commonly experienced by surgical patients. A new advance in epidural anesthesia permits use of a 48 hour, extended release formulation of morphine (DepoDurTM). This retrospective study examines efficacy and side effects of this drug used in two different doses. Methods: 90 surgical patients were given Epidural analgesia, of which 31 and 59 patients were given single doses of 10 mg or 15 mg extended release formulations of morphine respectively. Following IRB approval, retrospective chart review focusing on supplemental pain medication needs of patients up to the first 48 hours after surgery was carried out. Pain medication doses were converted to morphine equianalgesic values using established equivalence .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000221

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