Assessment and management of pain in infants

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 934, 2003, Pages 438-443

  Mathew, P J ^b   Mathew, Joseph L ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; COCAINE; CODEINE; EMLA; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SUFENTANIL; TETRACAINE;

ANALGESIA; ANAPHYLAXIS; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MOVEMENT; CAREGIVER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CRYING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMATURITY; INFANT; IRRITABILITY; LIFE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE FIBER; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROPHYLAXIS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK; SPINAL CORD; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0141852765     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.79.934.438     Document Type: Review

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