Causes and prevention of chronic postsurgical pain

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 366-371

  Van De Ven, Thomas J ^a   John Hsia, Hung Lun ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic pain; neuropathic pain; surgical nerve injury

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; CLONIDINE; GABAPENTIN; KETAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PREGABALIN;

CELL ACTIVATION; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONIC POSTSURGICAL PAIN; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHENOTYPE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NEURALGIA; NEUROGLIA; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84863844933     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e3283557a7f     Document Type: Review

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