• Der Anaesthesist · Jan 2002

    Case Reports

    [Opioid rotation in pain therapy. Case report].

    • F Kefalianakis, M Kugler, R van der Auwera, and G Kugler.
    • Abteilung für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Klinikum Luwigsburg, Posilipostrasse 4, 71640 Ludwigsburg.
    • Anaesthesist. 2002 Jan 1; 51 (1): 28-32.

    AbstractThe use of opioids in the treatment of chronic pain is sometimes accompanied by inadequate pain relief and opioid-specific side-effects. Opioid rotation is a therapeutic approach, that can improve analgesia and provide a more advantageous analgesia and toxicity relationship. This article presents a case report and discusses the mechanisms, indications and possibilities of opioid rotation.

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