Remifentanil during cardiac surgery is associated with chronic thoracic pain 1 yr after sternotomy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 616-622

  Van Gulik, L ^a   Ahlers, S J G M ^a,c   Van De Garde, E M W ^a   Bruins, P ^a   Van Boven, W J ^b   Tibboel, D ^c   Van Dongen, E P A ^a   Knibbe, C A J ^a  

^a Intensive Care and Pain Management ^*  (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Cardiac; Chronic pain; general; remifentanil; surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 84866356168     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes247     Document Type: Article

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