Overview

Postoperative Pain After Orthopedic Surgery: Does it Help to Give Fentanyl Before Start of Remifentanil Based Anesthesia?

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2006-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The aim of this trial is to examine the possibility that fentanyl 1,5 µgr/kg given intravenously (i.v.) before the start of remifentanil infusion for anesthesia gives less development of tolerance/hyperalgesia postoperative than fentanyl given at the end of surgery (the traditional method).
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Ullevaal University Hospital
Collaborator:
University of Oslo
Treatments:
Fentanyl
Remifentanil