Alpha2-adrenoceptor agonists in the management of chronic pain

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Anaesthesiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 471-481

  Dunbar, Stuart A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Clonidine; Epidural; Spinal; 2 agonists

Indexed keywords

2 (2,6 DIETHYLANILINO) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; DETOMIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIGOXIN; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; OPIATE; ROMIFIDINE; TIZANIDINE; XYLAZINE;

BRADYCARDIA; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG CROSS TOLERANCE; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NAUSEA; NERVE INJURY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SEDATION; SPASTICITY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0033742546     PISSN: 15216896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/bean.2000.0099     Document Type: Article

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