Using morphine after abdominal surgery may prolong pain

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 11:30 in Health & Medicine

Using morphine to fight the pain associated with abdominal surgery may paradoxically prolong a patient's suffering, doubling or even tripling the amount of time it takes to recover from the surgical pain, according to researchers.

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