Ketamine use for reduction of opioid tolerance in a 5-year-old girl with end-stage abdominal neuroblastoma [1]

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Anghelescu, Doralina L ^a   Oakes, Linda L ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; OPIATE; SUFENTANIL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROBLASTOMA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; NEUROBLASTOMA; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22544477115     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.05.007     Document Type: Letter

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