Intrathecal hydromorphone instead of the old intrathecal morphine: The best is the enemy of the good?

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-4

  Georges, Pascal ^a   Lavand'homme, Patricia ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHROSCOPY; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROMORPHONE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 84856463781     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32834de322     Document Type: Note

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