Ketamine in PCA: What is the effective dose?

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1040-1041

  Mion, G ^a   Tourtier, J P ^a   Rousseau, J M ^b  

^a University of Paris Descartes   (France)

^b Saint Mandé Military Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; MORPHINE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; BOLUS INJECTION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG USE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRURITUS; URINE RETENTION; VIVID DREAM;

ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55749097070     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026502150800478X     Document Type: Letter

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