Pain Research and Management (Jan 2009)

Transdermal Nitroglycerin as an Adjuvant to Patient-Controlled Morphine Analgesia after Total Knee Arthroplasty

  • Sharon Orbach-Zinger,
  • Artium Lenchinsky,
  • Lesley Paul-Kesslin,
  • Steven Velks,
  • Moses Salai,
  • Leonid A Eidelman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/817837
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 2
pp. 109 – 112

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Nitroglycerin (NTG) has been shown to be a useful adjunct for pain treatment without increasing adverse side effects. The effects of NTG on postoperative morphine consumption after knee replacement were evaluated.