Remifentanil used as adjuvant in general anesthesia for spinal fusion does not exhibit acute opioid tolerance

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 103-107

  Yeom, Jong Hoon ^a   Kim, Kyoung Hun ^a   Chon, Myong Su ^a   Byun, Jangwon ^a   Cho, Sang Yun ^a  

^a Hanyang University Guri Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fentanyl; Patient controlled analgesia; Remifentanil; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INFUSION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RATING SCALE; SPINE FUSION; VOMITING;

EID: 84930484432     PISSN: 20056419     EISSN: 20057563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2012.63.2.103     Document Type: Article

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