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Epidural morphine gives good and long-lasting relief from postoperative pain in comparison with parenteral morphine [3]. The epidural morphine causes a selective blockade of pain fibers in the spinal cord without affecting the autonomic or motor nerves or inducing general sedation [1]. The degree of bladder and stomach dysfunction in the postoperative period is influenced by systemically administered morphine, but the effect of epidural morphine has not been evaluated yet [4].
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Christensen, P., Asbjørn, J., Jensen, V.Ø., Brandt, M.R. (1984). The Effect of Epidural Morphine and Postoperative Bladder and Stomach Function. In: Wüst, H.J., Zindler, M., d’Arcy Stanton-Hicks, M. (eds) Neue Aspekte in der Regionalanaesthesie 3. Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, vol 158. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69453-0_28
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