Epidural analgesia during brachytherapy for cervical cancer patients

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 60-63

  Janaki, M ^a,b   Nirmala, S ^a   Kadam, Amrit ^a   Ramesh, B ^a   Sunitha, K ^a  

^a MS Ramaiah Teaching Hospital   (India)

^b MS Ramaiah Medical Teaching Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Brachytherapy; Epidural

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; CISPLATIN; DICLOFENAC; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PAIN; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VOMITING;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BRACHYTHERAPY; BUPRENORPHINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 49249122705     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.40825     Document Type: Article

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