Ketamine as an adjunct to morphine in postthoracotomy analgesia: An unintended N-of-1 study

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1372-1374

  Chow, Tony K F ^a   Penberthy, Arthur J ^a   Goodchild, Colin S ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; HEPATOJEJUNOSTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERESTHESIA; MALE; NEUROPATHY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 0031769605     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199812000-00029     Document Type: Article

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