The evolving and important role of anesthesiology in palliative care

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 183-188

  Fine, Perry G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; DIAZEPAM; DROPERIDOL; ETOMIDATE; HALOPERIDOL; KETAMINE; LORAZEPAM; METHOHEXITAL; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYING; FAMILY; HOSPICE; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROLYSIS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 10944257431     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000141061.74294.DE     Document Type: Review

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