Intraoperative use of remifentanil and opioid induced hyperalgesia/acute opioid tolerance: Systematic review

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Volumn 5 MAY, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kim, Sang Hun ^a   Stoicea, Nicoleta ^b   Soghomonyan, Suren ^b   Bergese, Sergio D ^b  

^a Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraoperative; Opioid tolerance; Opioid induced hyperalgesia; Postoperative; Remifentanil

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ACUTE OPIOID TOLERANCE; ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; CHRONIC PAIN; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; OPIOID INDUCED HYPERALGESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84904654274     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16639812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00108     Document Type: Review

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