Pain relief after thoracotomy [5]

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 844-845

  McGovern, I ^a   Walker, C ^a   Cox, F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIA; LETTER; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORACOTOMY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 34447100604     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem112     Document Type: Article

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