An assessment of morphine requirement after wisdom tooth extraction under general anaesthesia.
The use of morphine delivered by a patient-controlled analgesia system was studied in 20 patients who had undergone surgical extraction of three or four wisdom teeth as inpatients. Whilst 64.3% of the patient requests were made in the first 8 postoperative hours, use of the system continued throughout the night in the majority of patients. The implications for analgesic regimens in day-case surgery are discussed.
Tighe
K E
KE
Department of Anaesthesia, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby.
Gillan
G
G
Korczak
P K
PK
Crossley
A W
AW
D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014081:Tooth Extraction
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D009020:Morphine