Perioperative pain management in patients undergoing thoracic surgery

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 87-91

  Azad, S C ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DIPYRONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BREATHING EXERCISE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 0035147122     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200102000-00014     Document Type: Review

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