Pre-emptive analgesia: How important is it in clinical reality?

European Surgical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 122-132

  Filos, Kriton S ^a   Vagianos, C E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analgesia, pre emptive; Complications, inflammation; Pain, plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; BUPIVACAINE; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; SUFENTANIL; TEMAZEPAM;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SURGICAL INJURY;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 0032895716     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000008630     Document Type: Review

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