The superiority of epidural opioids for postoperative analgesia—fact or fallacy?

Anaesthesia

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 1994, Pages 1019-1021

  Cheam, E W S ^a   Morgan, M ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LIPOPHILICITY; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SPINAL CORD; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMAN; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 0028587725     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1994.tb04346.x     Document Type: Editorial

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