Postoperative Epidural Opioids
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
1993.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1993. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78320-3 |
Table of Contents:
- Epidural and Intrathecal Space
- Anatomy
- Puncture of the Meninges
- Distribution of Solutions
- Determinants of Opioid Activity
- Physicochemical Properties
- Distribution and Elimination
- Opioid Receptors
- Opioid Pharmacokinetics After Epidural Administration
- Transfer Across the Meninges
- Uptake into the CSF
- Distribution within the CSF
- Elimination from CSF
- Uptake into Spinal Cord and Brain
- Uptake into Epidural Fat
- Vascular Uptake into the Systemic Circulation
- Elimination from Blood
- Summary
- Clinical Implications
- Onset Time of Analgesia
- Duration of Action
- Side-Effects
- Quality of Analgesia
- Summary
- Relative Analgesic Potencies
- Definition
- Quantitation from Postoperative Dose Requirements.
- Interpretation
- Summary
- Risk-Benefit Evaluation
- Morphine
- Meperidine
- Methadone
- Alfentanil
- Fentanyl
- Sufentanil
- Buprenorphine
- Tramadol
- Summary
- References.