Effect of Higher Doses of Remifentanil on Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Thyroidectomy
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Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
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Summary
Extensive clinical studies have shown that intraoperative infusion high dose of remifentanil
(0.2ug/kg/min) induced postoperative hyperalgesia. Recent experimental study however suggests
that higher dose of remifentanil may attenuate postoperative hyperalgesia. Thus, the present
study is designed as a "proof of principle" study and hypothesizes that higher dose of
remifentanil may reduce postoperative pain in patients.