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The Incidence of Itching in Thoracic Epidural Morphine Applications: Can Laboratory Parameters Be Effective in Predicting Itching?

Background Epidural morphine, a powerful analgesic, also causes significant itching in patients. This study aimed to determine the incidence of thoracic epidural morphine-induced pruritus (EMIP) after thoracotomy and to investigate preoperative laboratory parameters for predicting itching in patient...

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Autores principales: Ulger, Gulay, Baldemir, Ramazan, Zengin, Musa, Sazak, Hilal, Alagoz, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8931152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35340475
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22257