Epidural and intrathecal opiates for postoperative pain relief
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THE relief of acute pain by epidural and intrathecal opiates has been widely explored in the past few years. The existence of spinal opioid or endorphin receptor sites explains the excellent analgesia which can be achieved by these routes. It is interesting that endorphin levels in the cerebrospinal fluid have been shown to be markedly lower than normal in both acute and chronic pain.' Most stu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0003-2409
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1983.tb10395.x