When does acute pain become chronic?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 105, Issue , 2010, Pages i69-i85

  Voscopoulos, C ^a   Lema, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Cyclo oxygenase 2; Hyperalgesia; Microglia; Neuroplasticity; Nociception; Pain; Post surgical chronic pain; Postoperative pain; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE TRACT; NEURALGIA; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURALGIA; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PAIN; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79952199138     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq323     Document Type: Article

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