Neuraxial morphine and respiratory depression: Finding the right balance

Drugs

Volumn 71, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1807-1819

  Sultan, Pervez ^a   Gutierrez, Maria Cristina ^a   Carvalho, Brendan ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPAKINE; DICLOFENAC; MINOCYCLINE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PLACEBO; REPINOTAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EDEMA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NONHUMAN; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PAIN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MORPHINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80053210848     PISSN: 00126667     EISSN: 11791950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11596250-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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