Pain management in cardiothoracic practice

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 387-400

  Kruger, M ^a   McRae, K ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; INDOMETACIN; KETAMINE; MELOXICAM; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; PROSTAGLANDIN; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SUFENTANIL;

ANALGESIA; CRYOANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARAPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0032965208     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6109(05)70388-1     Document Type: Article

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