Nao Nakatsuka, Sean C Minogue, Joanne Lim, Carolyne J Montgomery, Colleen A Court, Stephan Malherbe, Yvonne Csanyi-Fritz, Ramona A Kearney, Leeann Phillips, Kathy Reid, Justin Kingsley, J Mark Ansermino
PURPOSE: This investigation evaluated the efficacy of nalbuphine in treating postoperative opioid-induced pruritus (Pr) in pediatric patients. METHODS: After Ethics Board approval, the dual site, tertiary care teaching centre study recruited 212 subjects, age > or = seven years, who received opioid analgesia postoperatively. A modified, self-report colour analogue scale (CAS) scored pruritus intensity (PrI). Subjects who reported PrI score > or = 5/10 were randomized to treatment with nalbuphine 50 microg x kg(-1) iv (max 5 mg) or saline placebo...
November 2006: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia