Continuous epidural infusion of racemic methadone results in effective postoperative analgesia and low plasma concentrations

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-31

  Prieto Alvarez, Pilar ^a   Tello Galindo, Isabel ^a   Cuenca Peña, Jesus ^a   Rull Bartomeu, Maria ^b   Gomar Sancho, Carmen ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SANT JOAN DE REUS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DIPYRONE; KETOROLAC; METHADONE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIOSIS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0036238546     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03020415     Document Type: Article

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