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Morphine following arthroscopic knee surgery provides pain relief with minimal side-effect

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November 2013

Morphine following arthroscopic knee surgery provides pain relief with minimal side-effect

Vol: 2| Issue: 10| Number:4| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Meta analysis
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Single-dose intra-articular morphine after arthroscopic knee surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled studies

Arthroscopy. 2013 Aug;29(8):1450-1458

Contributing Authors:
C Zeng SG Gao L Cheng W Luo YS Li M Tu J Tian M Xu FJ Zhang W Jiang LC Wei GH Lei

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26 level 1 and level 2 randomized-placebo controlled trials consisting of patients who were treated with single-dose intra-articular morphine following arthroscopic knee surgery, were included in this meta-analysis, to determine the effects of morphine on pain levels after treatment. Results indicated that the administration of morphine following arthroscopic knee surgery resulted in better pain r...

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