Opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH) and its implications for everyday anaesthetic practice

Autor: D Heyns
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 13:49-50
ISSN: 2220-1173
2220-1181
DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2007.10872477
Popis: Introduction Opioids are a class of drugs well known to the modern anaesthetist. Etymologically, the world opium originates from the ancient civilisation of Macedonia. Opi means drunken and um is the word for mind. Our modern “opioid” drugs therefore have chemical and effectual similarity to opium.
Databáze: OpenAIRE