Ultra Low-Dose Naloxone and Tramadol/Acetaminophen in Elderly Patients Undergoing Joint Replacement Surgery: A Pilot Study

OBJECTIVE: A pilot study was conducted to assess whether both the rationale and feasibility exist for future randomized clinical trials to evaluate the combined use of naloxone infusion and tramadol/acetaminophen as opioid-sparing drugs in elderly patients undergoing lower extremity joint replacemen...

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Main Authors: Ngozi N Imasogie, Sudha Singh, James T Watson, Debbie Hurley, Patricia Morley-Forster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/497217
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spelling doaj-art-0420cb462dae4f6c85e753a4792129e42025-08-20T02:03:06ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67652009-01-0114210310810.1155/2009/497217Ultra Low-Dose Naloxone and Tramadol/Acetaminophen in Elderly Patients Undergoing Joint Replacement Surgery: A Pilot StudyNgozi N Imasogie0Sudha Singh1James T Watson2Debbie Hurley3Patricia Morley-Forster4University of Western Ontario, St Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario, CanadaUniversity of Western Ontario, St Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario, CanadaUniversity of Western Ontario, St Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario, CanadaUniversity of Western Ontario, St Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario, CanadaUniversity of Western Ontario, St Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario, CanadaOBJECTIVE: A pilot study was conducted to assess whether both the rationale and feasibility exist for future randomized clinical trials to evaluate the combined use of naloxone infusion and tramadol/acetaminophen as opioid-sparing drugs in elderly patients undergoing lower extremity joint replacement surgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/497217
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Ultra Low-Dose Naloxone and Tramadol/Acetaminophen in Elderly Patients Undergoing Joint Replacement Surgery: A Pilot Study
Pain Research and Management
title Ultra Low-Dose Naloxone and Tramadol/Acetaminophen in Elderly Patients Undergoing Joint Replacement Surgery: A Pilot Study
title_full Ultra Low-Dose Naloxone and Tramadol/Acetaminophen in Elderly Patients Undergoing Joint Replacement Surgery: A Pilot Study
title_fullStr Ultra Low-Dose Naloxone and Tramadol/Acetaminophen in Elderly Patients Undergoing Joint Replacement Surgery: A Pilot Study
title_full_unstemmed Ultra Low-Dose Naloxone and Tramadol/Acetaminophen in Elderly Patients Undergoing Joint Replacement Surgery: A Pilot Study
title_short Ultra Low-Dose Naloxone and Tramadol/Acetaminophen in Elderly Patients Undergoing Joint Replacement Surgery: A Pilot Study
title_sort ultra low dose naloxone and tramadol acetaminophen in elderly patients undergoing joint replacement surgery a pilot study
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/497217
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