Analgesics, Opioid - Therapeutic use
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Comparison of topical lignocaine gel and fentanyl for perioperative analgesia in children undergoing cataract surgery.

28 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: Opioids continue to remain the primary analgesics in children undergoing ophthalmic surgery, and their use may be associated with adverse effects like vomiting and respiratory depression. Topical anesthesia avoids these adverse effects ... Read more...

A comparison of gabapentin and ketamine in acute and chronic pain after hysterectomy.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Gabapentin and ketamine are popular analgesic adjuvants for improving perioperative pain management. We designed this double-blind, placebo-controlled study to test and compare the preventive effects of perioperative ketamine and ... Read more...

A randomized controlled trial of pentazocine versus ondansetron for the treatment of intrathecal morphine-induced pruritus in patients undergoing cesarean delivery.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Ondansetron is effective for the treatment of intrathecal morphine-induced pruritus. There is evidence that kappa-opioid receptor agonists have antipruritic activity. Pentazocine is an agonist of kappa-opioid receptors and partial ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Analgesics, Opioid - Therapeutic use'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Comparison of topical lignocaine gel and fentanyl for perioperative analgesia in children undergoing cataract surgery. 28 Dec 2009
• Bowel surgery and multimodal analgesia: same game, new team? 30 Oct 2009
• A comparison of gabapentin and ketamine in acute and chronic pain after hysterectomy. 30 Oct 2009
• A randomized controlled trial of pentazocine versus ondansetron for the treatment of intrathecal morphine-induced pruritus in patients undergoing cesarean delivery. 30 Oct 2009
• Evaluation of liposome-encapsulated butorphanol tartrate for alleviation of experimentally induced arthritic pain in green-cheeked conures (Pyrrhura molinae). 29 Sep 2009
• Analgesic effects of carprofen and liposome-encapsulated butorphanol tartrate in Hispaniolan parrots (Amazona ventralis) with experimentally induced arthritis. 29 Sep 2009
• Effectiveness of community treatments for heroin and crack cocaine addiction in England: a prospective, in-treatment cohort study. 29 Sep 2009
• Palliation of dyspnoea in advanced COPD: revisiting a role for opioids. 29 Sep 2009
• Commentary. 29 Sep 2009
• Commentary. 29 Sep 2009
• Unexpected urine drug testing results in a hospice patient on high-dose morphine therapy. 29 Sep 2009
• Treatment of neuropathic pain: an overview of recent guidelines. 29 Sep 2009
• Pediatric nurses' thinking in response to vignettes on administering analgesics. 29 Sep 2009
• [Adequate analgesia in the elderly patients. Good pain control cannot be a coincidence] 22 Sep 2009
• [Osteoporosis pain management] 9 Sep 2009
• Pediatric pain after ambulatory surgery: where's the medication? 5 Sep 2009
• Impact of opioid rescue medication for breakthrough pain on the efficacy and tolerability of long-acting opioids in patients with chronic non-malignant pain. 4 Sep 2009
• Skeletal versus skin traction before definitive management of pediatric femur fractures: a comparison of patient narcotic requirements. 30 Aug 2009
• Epidural analgesia compared with intravenous analgesia after pediatric posterior spinal fusion. 30 Aug 2009
• Opioid switching and burst ketamine to improve the opioid response in patients with movement-related pain due to bone metastases. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Analgesics, Opioid'

Definition: Compounds with activity like OPIATE ALKALOIDS, acting at OPIOID RECEPTORS. Properties include induction of ANALGESIA or NARCOSIS.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D000701

Alternative terms: Analgesics, Opioid; Opioid Analgesics; Opioids;

Related Mesh Headings: Opioid-Related Disorders;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D27.505.696.663.850.014.520; D27.505.954.427.040.325; D27.505.954.427.210.049;

Online Note: use ANALGESICS, OPIOID to search ANALGESICS, ADDICTIVE 1975-94

History Note: 95; was ANALGESICS, ADDICTIVE 1975-94