How can we prevent opioid induced hyperalgesia in surgical patients?
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- 18 March 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 116 (4) , 447-449
Abstract
In this issue of the British Journal of Anaesthesia , Comelon and colleagues 1 report that gradual withdrawal of remifentanil infusion may prevent opioid-induced hyperalgesia in volunteers.Keywords
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