Perioperative dilemma: Challenges of the management of a patient on mega doses of morphine and methadone

Journal of Opioid Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-72

  Kaye, Alan David ^a   Alian, Aymen A ^b   Vadivelu, Nalini ^b   Chung, Keun Sam ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Ketamine; Methadone; NMDA receptors; Opioid induced hyperalgesia; Opioids

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CLONAZEPAM; CLONIDINE; DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; METHADONE; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; SUFENTANIL;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CANCER PAIN; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; LAMINECTOMY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MORPHINE TOLERANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SPINAL CORD CANCER; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHADONE; MORPHINE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 84897137322     PISSN: 15517489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jom.2014.0194     Document Type: Article

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