Patient-controlled analgesia: An efficient therapeutic tool in the postoperative setting

European Surgical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 112-121

  Lehmann, Klaus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analgesia, postoperative; Pain; Patient controlled analgesia

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; DIPYRONE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; LEVOMETHADONE; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; NEFOPAM; OPIATE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; PIRITRAMIDE; SUFENTANIL; TRAMADOL;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; NOCICEPTION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PRURITUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SURGICAL INJURY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOMITING;

ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 0032895715     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000008629     Document Type: Review

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