-
- M Zenz.
- Arzneimittel Forsch. 1984 Jan 1; 34 (9A): 1089-92.
AbstractThe spinal application of opiates is followed by a long-lasting and strong pain relief. This action is based upon the binding of opiates to specific opiate receptors situated in the substantia gelatinosa of the spinal cord. Two possible approaches exist - intrathecally or epidurally. The intrathecal opiate analgesia is combined with a very high incidence of side effects, so that this way cannot be recommended. The epidural opiate analgesia has proven good results with few side effects in the treatment of postoperative pain, pain of multiple rib fractures and other thoracic trauma or cancer pain. In obstetrics analgesia by spinal opiates was disappointing. Mode of action, possible side effects and the results of epidural opiates are discussed.
Notes
Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
- Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as
*italics*
,_underline_
or**bold**
. - Superscript can be denoted by
<sup>text</sup>
and subscript<sub>text</sub>
. - Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines
1. 2. 3.
, hyphens-
or asterisks*
. - Links can be included with:
[my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com)
- Images can be included with:
![alt text](https://bestmedicaljournal.com/study_graph.jpg "Image Title Text")
- For footnotes use
[^1](This is a footnote.)
inline. - Or use an inline reference
[^1]
to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document[^1]: This is a long footnote.
.