A systematic review of therapeutic interventions to reduce acute and chronic post-surgical pain after amputation, thoracotomy or mastectomy

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 451-465

  Humble, S R ^a,b   Dalton, A J ^c   Li, L ^c  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; EMLA; GABAPENTIN; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; VENLAFAXINE;

AMPUTATION; CHRONIC PAIN; CRYOANESTHESIA; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MASTECTOMY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACUTE PAIN; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

ACUTE PAIN; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84925665870     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejp.567     Document Type: Review

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