Intrathecal ketamine reduces morphine requirements in patients with terminal cancer pain

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 379-383

  Yang, Ching Yue ^a   Wong, Chih Shung ^a   Chang, Jang Yang ^a   Ho, Shung Tai ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques: spinal; Analgesia: cancer; Analgesics: ketamine, morphine; Pain: cancer, chronic

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; MORPHINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029891545     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03011718     Document Type: Article

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