IONSYS™ versus morphine PCA: Analysis of the current literature using a Bayesian approach

Acute Pain

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 83-91

  Engelman, Edgard ^a   Salengros, Jean Corentin ^a  

^a Acute Pain Service   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Analgesic techniques; Analgesics opioid: fentanyl; Analgesics opioid: morphine; Analysis; Bayesian; Patient controlled analgesia; Postoperative pain; Transdermal iontophoresis

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45949105331     PISSN: 13660071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acpain.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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