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Use of pethidine for percutaneous liver biopsy – a randomised, placebo-controlled, double blind study

BACKGROUND: Percutaneous liver biopsy (PLB) is the “gold standard” in the diagnosis of liver diseases. A pilot trial has shown pethidine may reduce anxiety and the need for post-procedural pain relief. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of pre-procedural pethidine. METHODS: A double-b...

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Autores principales: Pan, Antony, Alansari, Mohammed, Lubcke, Ralf, Schlup, Martin, Williams, Merrilee, Fraser, Margaret, Buckingham, Sarah, Schultz, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4394400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25888092
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-015-0264-8