Narcotics for acute postoperative pain
- 1 June 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Postgraduate Medicine
- Vol. 73 (6) , 107-114
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.1983.11697865
Abstract
Relief of pain in the postoperative period is a most important aspect of the surgical management of any problem. The traditional use of intramuscular injection of narcotic on a specific schedule, however, has certain associated limitations and problems. Will the newer techniques making use of intravenous infusion and/or epidural administration prove superior? Dr Stanley discusses these techniques, their advantages and disadvantages.Keywords
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