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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
Postoperative analgesia was assessed after intrathecal administration of morphine-6-glucuronide (M6G) 100 micrograms and 125 micrograms in 75 patients undergoing total hip replacement. Analgesia was excellent and was similar to that obtained after intrathecal administration of morphine sulfate 500 micrograms. Visual analog pain scores recorded postoperatively were low (median = 0) and were similar in all three groups. However, at 6 and 10 h after operation significantly more patients in the M6G 125 group recorded pain as 0 compared with patients in the morphine group (P < 0.04, P < 0.01) and significantly more patients in the M6G 100 group recorded pain as 0 at 24 h after operation compared with patients in the morphine group (P < 0.04). Postoperative meperidine consumption using a patient-controlled system was also similar in each of the three treatment groups. Nausea and emesis occurred frequently in all groups; morphine (nausea 88%, vomiting 76%), M6G 100 micrograms (nausea 76%, vomiting 64%), and M6G 125 micrograms (nausea 88%, vomiting 60%). Respiratory depression occurred in two and three patients, respectively, in the M6G 100-microgram and 125-microgram groups but did not occur in any patient who received morphine sulfate. The lack of statistical significance in the difference in incidence of respiratory depression between the groups may represent a type II error. However, the risk of late respiratory depression developing after administration of any intrathecal opioid necessitates careful postoperative observation of patients. As M6G is a potent intrathecal analgesic further investigation of this drug using small doses may be useful.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0003-2999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1055-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Analgesia, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Analgesia, Patient-Controlled, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Analgesics, Opioid, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Double-Blind Method, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Hip Prosthesis, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Injections, Spinal, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Morphine, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Morphine Derivatives, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Nausea, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Pain, Postoperative, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Pain Measurement, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Respiration, pubmed-meshheading:8895285-Vomiting
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
A comparison of intrathecal morphine-6-glucuronide and intrathecal morphine sulfate as analgesics for total hip replacement.
pubmed:affiliation
Queen's University of Belfast, Department of Anaesthetics, Northern Ireland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't