The Use of a Subanesthetic Infusion of Intravenous Ketamine to Allow Withdrawal of Medically Prescribed Opioids in People with Chronic Pain, Opioid Tolerance and Hyperalgesia: Outcome at 6 Months

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1524-1525

  Quinlan, John ^a  

^a Rehabilitation Medicine Coledale Hospital Illawarra District Local Health Service Coledale   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DELIRIUM; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; HYPOMANIA; LONG TERM CARE; OPIOID TOLERANCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84869170588     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01486.x     Document Type: Letter

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