Psychophysical and electrophysiological responses to experimental pain may be influenced by sedation: Comparison of the effects of a hypnotic (propopfol) and an analgesic (alfentanil)

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-171

  Petersen Felix, S ^a   Arendt Nielsen, L ^b   Bak, P ^b   Fischer, M ^a   Zbinden, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics i.v., propofol; Analgesics opioid, alfentanil; Pain, experimental

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERALGESIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LASER; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SEDATION; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0030054752     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/77.2.165     Document Type: Article

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