Postoperative pain relief with ketamine in patients with central sleep apnea

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 480-

  Thangathurai, Duraiyah ^a   Roffey, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; KETAMINE;

ANALGESIA; CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN;

EID: 70350518173     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27607     Document Type: Letter

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