The minimum effective concerntration of opioids: A revisitation with patient controlled analgesia fentanyl

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 259-267

  Woodhouse, Annie ^a   Mather, Laurence E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fentanyl; Minimum effective concentration; Orthopedic surgery; Plasma concentration; Psychometric factors; Side effect profiles

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL DERIVATIVE; ISOFLURANE; OPIATE; FENTANYL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; TITRIMETRY; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033625527     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115550-200005000-00009     Document Type: Article

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