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Remifentanil versus fentanyl during cardiac surgery on the incidence of chronic thoracic pain (REFLECT): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Chronic thoracic pain after cardiac surgery is prevalent (11 to 56%) and may affect patients’ physical and mental health status. Despite its favorable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, high doses of remifentanil administered during surgery are reported to cause acute postop...

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Autores principales: de Hoogd, Sjoerd, Ahlers, Sabine JGM, van Dongen, Eric PA, Tibboel, Dick, Dahan, Albert, Knibbe, Catherijne AJ
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4258928/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25429720
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-466