Understanding the physiology and pharmacology of epidural and intrathecal opioids

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Anaesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 489-505

  Bernards, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Epidural; Intrathecal; Opioids; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; BUPIVACAINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROMORPHONE; KETOPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; TETRACYCLINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG SELECTIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SOMNOLENCE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STOMACH DISEASE; VOMITING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MENINX; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MENINGES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0036977666     PISSN: 15216896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/bean.2002.0255     Document Type: Article

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