Successful use of oral methadone after failure of intravenous morphine and ketamine

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 487-489

  Sartain, J B ^a   Mitchell, S J ^a  

^a CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesics: Morphine; Cancer; Ketamine; Methadone; NMDA; Pain: Acute; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; KETAMINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; TREATMENT FAILURE; ACUTE DISEASE; DRUG TOLERANCE; OPIATE ADDICTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG TOLERANCE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0036022993     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0203000417     Document Type: Article

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