Rectal indomethacin reduces postoperative pain and morphine use after cardiac surgery
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésiePublished 1 August 1999Open access
Theodore Rapanos, Patricia Murphy, John Paul Szalai, Lisa Burlacoff, Jenny Lam-McCulloch, Joseph Kay
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The combination of indomethacin with morphine after cardiac surgery results in reduced postoperative pain scores and opioid use without an increase in side effects.
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The combination of indomethacin with morphine after cardiac surgery results in reduced postoperative pain scores and opioid use without an increase in side effects.
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