Ambulatory surgery acute pain management: A review of the evidence

Acute Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-49

  Rudkin, Glenda E ^a,c   Rudkin, Adam K ^b  

^a Specialist Anaesthetic Services Australia   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Anaesthesia methods ; Anaesthetics; Local; Pain; Postoperative; Review publication type

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATRACURIUM; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PRILOCAINE; PROCAINE; ROPIVACAINE; TENOXICAM;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DATA BASE; DRUG INFUSION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; MEDLINE; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYMPTOM; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 20444491652     PISSN: 13660071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acpain.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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