Effect of Early Morphine Administration on the Development of Acute Opioid Tolerance During Pediatric Scoliosis Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2008-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine if morphine administered by bolus before initiating
Remifentanil by infusion decreases the incidence of acute post-operative opioid tolerance as
demonstrated by decreased post - operative morphine consumption in children undergoing
scoliosis surgery.