Postoperative absorption of controlled-release morphine sulphate. A study in patients given no parenteral opioids

dc.contributor.author	Lew, JK
dc.contributor.author	Mobley, KA
dc.contributor.author	Achola, KJ
dc.contributor.author	Horne, M
dc.contributor.author	Smith, G
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-12T07:32:16Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-12T07:32:16Z
dc.date.issued	1989-02
dc.identifier.citation	Anaesthesia. 1989 Feb;44(2):101-3.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2929928
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/31995
dc.description.abstract	The absorption of morphine sulphate in a controlled-release formulation was studied in 12 patients who had undergone unilateral inguinal hernia repair under a light general anaesthetic and ilio-inguinal block. Serum morphine concentrations were measured serially and gastric emptying was assessed by measurement of paracetamol absorption. Three patients had delayed gastric emptying and impaired morphine absorption in the immediate postoperative period. Four hours later, there was a significant reduction in gastric emptying in eight patients who had normal paracetamol and morphine absorption in the immediate postoperative period.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	University of Nairobi	en
dc.title	Postoperative absorption of controlled-release morphine sulphate. A study in patients given no parenteral opioids	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.publisher	School of Medicine, University of Nairobi	en