Current management of pediatric postoperative pain

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 295-306

  Kokki, Hannu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Management; Postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; BUPRENORPHINE; CLONIDINE; DICLOFENAC; DROPERIDOL; EMLA; FENTANYL; FENTANYL CITRATE; IBUPROFEN; KETAMINE; KETOROLAC; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MINIMS; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; OXUCONTIN; OXYBUPROCAINE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; SUFENTANIL CITRATE; TRAMADOL;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLEEDING; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HUMAN; ILEUS; LIVER TOXICITY; NAUSEA; NEUROTOXICITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

ANALGESICS; CHILD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PEDIATRICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542314344     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737175.4.2.295     Document Type: Review

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