Enhanced postoperative sensitivity to painful pressure stimulation after intraoperative high dose remifentanil in patients without significant surgical site pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 605-611

  Schmidt, Steffen ^a   Bethge, Christoph ^a   Förster, Michael H ^a   Schäfer, Michael ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cold pressure test; Hyperalgesia; Opioids; Postoperative pain; Pressure test; Remifentanil

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; APPLICATION SITE PAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PIPERIDINES; PREMEDICATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548137321     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318122d1e4     Document Type: Article

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