Prevention and control of pain in children

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 118-129

  Morton, N S ^a,b  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, paediatric; Anaesthetic techniques; Analgesia, paediatric; Analgesic techniques; Pain, paediatric; Pain, postoperative

Indexed keywords

ALIMEMAZINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DICLOFENAC; EMLA; EYE DROPS; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NALOXONE; NITROUS OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORADRENALIN; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; OXYBUPROCAINE; PARACETAMOL; PRILOCAINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROXYMETACAINE; TETRACAINE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; CHILD; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CREAM; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GEL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER TOXICITY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PAIN; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REGIONAL PERFUSION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TACHYPHYLAXIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

EID: 0032983053     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/83.1.118     Document Type: Article

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