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Study results from C. Lentschener and colleagues in the area of anesthesia published
December 10th, 2007
2007 DEC 10 -- According to recent research from Paris, France, "Sedation can occur during intravenous titration of morphine for acute pain control in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). We designed this case-control study to evaluate the relationship between opioid-induced sedation in the PACU and adequacy of early postoperative analgesia." "Intravenous morphine was titrated in 2 mg (body weight ! 60 kg) or 3 mg (body weight > 60 kg) boluses every 5 min to treat moderate-to-severe pain in the PACU. Pain was assessed using a 11-point verbal rating scale (VRS) with scores >= 3 representing moderate-to-severe pain," wrote C. Lentschener and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "The 6-point Ramsay score was used to assess the level of sedation with scores > 3 representing clinically significant sedation." Lentschener and colleagues published their study in Anesthesia and Analgesia (Study results from C. Lentschener and colleagues in the area of anesthesia published. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2007;105(4):1143-1147). For additional information, contact C. Lentschener, Hopital Cochin, Dept. of Anesthesia & Critical Care, 27 Rue Fauburg St. Jacques, F-75679 Paris, France. Publisher contact information for the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia is: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 530 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106-3621, USA. Keywords: France, Paris, Analgesic, Anesthesia, Clinical Trial Research, Morphine, Narcotic, Opiate Agonist, Pain Management, Pain Medicine, Surgery. This article was prepared by Pain & Central Nervous System Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2007, Pain & Central Nervous System Week via NewsRx.com.
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