General Orthopaedics
COA 2013: Morphine is an effective analgesic after arthroscopic knee surgery
Data from 26 randomized controlled trials was pooled to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a single dose of intra-articular morphine after arthroscopic knee surgery. The evidence presented in this study demonstrated that morphine after arthroscopic knee surgery resulted in reduced pain, reduced need for supplementary analgesics, and lengthened time before first request for supplementary analgesic. Side effects were comparable between the morphine and control groups.
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