Why the study?
Does a single dose of epidural morphine improve postoperative analgesia and decrease anesthetic requirements in a patient undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm resection?
Population
56-year-old male presenting for abdominal aortic aneurysm resection
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
postoperative period
Authors
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May support single-dose epidural morphine in AAA resection; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.
Does a single dose of epidural morphine improve postoperative analgesia and decrease anesthetic requirements in a patient undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm resection?
A single dose of epidural morphine may provide effective postoperative analgesia and decrease intraoperative anesthetic requirements without the risks of an indwelling catheter during systemic heparinization.
Connelly et al. (1990) studied this question.
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