Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Intravenous morphine for early pain relief in patients with acute abdominal pain.
To determine whether morphine affects evaluation or outcome for patients with acute abdominal pain. ⋯ When compared with saline placebo, the administration of MS to patients with acute abdominal pain effectively relieved pain and did not alter the ability of physicians to accurately evaluate and treat patients.