Is propofol an analgesic?

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 481-482

  Fassoulaki, Argyro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ALLODYNIA; EDITORIAL; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; HYSTERECTOMY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MYOMECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROPOFOL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052780037     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32834584a5     Document Type: Editorial

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