Opioid-induced hyperalgesia in patients after surgery: A systematic review and a meta-analysis

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 991-1004

  Fletcher, D ^a,b,c   Martinez, V ^a,b,c  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

analgesics opioid; postoperative

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SUFENTANIL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DROWSINESS; DRUG USE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GYNECOLOGY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYROIDECTOMY; TONSILLECTOMY; UROLOGY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

MECHANISM, META ANALYSIS; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE, ANALGESICS OPIOID, ANALGESICS OPIOID; REMIFENTANIL, PAIN;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PIPERIDINES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84901052663     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeu137     Document Type: Review

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