Effects of preoperative oral melatonin medication on postoperative analgesia, sleep quality, and sedation in patients undergoing elective prostatectomy: a randomized clinical trial

[1] Rawal N(1994)Organization of acute pain services: a low cost model Pain 57 117-123

[2] Berggen L(2001)Melatonin in psychiatry disorders: a review on the melatonin involvement in psychiatry Front Neuroendocrinol 22 18-32

[3] Pacchierotti C(1991)Melatonin levels in hospitalized elderly patients: a comparison with community based volunteers Age Ageing 20 430-434

[4] Lapichino S(1994)Melatonin possesses time-dependent hypnotic effects Sleep 17 638-645

[5] Bossini L(1999)Premedication with melatonin: a double blind, placebo controlled comparison with midazolam Br J Anaesth 82 875-880

[6] Pieraccini F(1993)Melatonin receptors in human hypothalamus and pituitary: implications for circadian and reproductive responses to melatonin J Clin Endocrinol Metab 76 295-301

[7] Castrogiovanni P(2002)Chemical and physical properties and potential mechanisms: melatonin as a broad spectrum antioxidant and free radical scavenger Curr Top Med Chem 2 181-197

[8] Basket JJ(2000)The analgesic effects of peripheral and central administration of melatonin in rats Eur J Pharmacol 403 49-53

[9] Cockrem JF(1999)Duration and recovery profile of cisatracurium after succinylcholine during propofol or isoflurane anesthesia J Clin Anesth 11 652-656

[10] Todd MA(2002)The addition of a tramadol infusion to morphine patient-controlled analgesia after abdominal surgery: a double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized trial Anesth Analg 95 1713-1718

[1] Rawal N(1994)Organization of acute pain services: a low cost model Pain 57 117-123

[2] Berggen L(2001)Melatonin in psychiatry disorders: a review on the melatonin involvement in psychiatry Front Neuroendocrinol 22 18-32

[3] Pacchierotti C(1991)Melatonin levels in hospitalized elderly patients: a comparison with community based volunteers Age Ageing 20 430-434

[4] Lapichino S(1994)Melatonin possesses time-dependent hypnotic effects Sleep 17 638-645

[5] Bossini L(1999)Premedication with melatonin: a double blind, placebo controlled comparison with midazolam Br J Anaesth 82 875-880

[6] Pieraccini F(1993)Melatonin receptors in human hypothalamus and pituitary: implications for circadian and reproductive responses to melatonin J Clin Endocrinol Metab 76 295-301

[7] Castrogiovanni P(2002)Chemical and physical properties and potential mechanisms: melatonin as a broad spectrum antioxidant and free radical scavenger Curr Top Med Chem 2 181-197

[8] Basket JJ(2000)The analgesic effects of peripheral and central administration of melatonin in rats Eur J Pharmacol 403 49-53

[9] Cockrem JF(1999)Duration and recovery profile of cisatracurium after succinylcholine during propofol or isoflurane anesthesia J Clin Anesth 11 652-656

[10] Todd MA(2002)The addition of a tramadol infusion to morphine patient-controlled analgesia after abdominal surgery: a double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized trial Anesth Analg 95 1713-1718