Post operative analgesia after incisional infiltration of bupivacaine v/s bupivacaine with buprenorphine

• Main Authors: Tanu R Mehta (Author), Beena K Parikh (Author), Guruprasad P Bhosale (Author), Bina P Butala (Author), Veena R Shah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Opioid receptors have been demonstrated in the peripheral nerve endings of afferent neurons. Blockade of these receptors with peripherally administered opioid is believed to result in analgesia. Aim: To evaluate whether buprenorphine added to bupivacaine for wound infiltration can enha...