Choices in pain management following thoracotomy

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 122S-124S

  Peeters Asdourian, Christine ^a   Gupta, Sanjay ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; KETAMINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYOANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUNG COMPLICATION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SOMNOLENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SURGICAL STRESS; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032915043     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.suppl_2.122S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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