Epidural buprenorphine in management of pain in multiple rib fractures

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 660-665

  Govindarajan, R ^b   Bakalova, T ^b   Michael, R ^b   Abadir, A R ^a  

^a KG Hospital   (India)

^b BROOKDALE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Buprenorphine; Early discharge; Pain control; Rib fractures; Walking epidural

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE AGONIST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RIB FRACTURE; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BUPRENORPHINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RIB FRACTURES; TIDAL VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0036280428     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2002.460605.x     Document Type: Article

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