Meperidine: opioid not indicated for analgesia

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pain evaluation and the choice of the analgesic best providing its control are extremely important for patients’ quality of life. This study aimed at describing the characteristics which make meperidine unfeasible for pain management, at calling the attention to the incide...

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Main Authors: Andresa Graciutti Botan, Simone Aparecida Biazzi de Lapena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor
Series:Revista Dor
Subjects:
dor
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-00132015000100067&lng=en&tlng=en