Remifentanil used as adjuvant in general anesthesia for spinal fusion does not exhibit acute opioid tolerance
BackgroundAlthough acute tolerance to opioids, especially to remifentanil, has been demonstrated consistently in animal studies, the results of clinical trials in humans are controversial. The aim of this study was to determine whether intraoperative infusions of remifentanil used as an adjuvant in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Korean Journal of Anesthesiology |
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| Online Access: | http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-63-103.pdf |