Postoperative Pain Management-Is There a Role for Gabapentin or Pregabalin?

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-138

  Golembiewski, Julie A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GABAPENTIN; PREGABALIN;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN;

AMINES; ANALGESICS; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 33947534570     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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