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Editorial

. 2019 Apr;36(4):250-254.

doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000965.

Opioid-free anaesthesia: Con: it is too early to adopt opioid-free anaesthesia today

Philipp Lirk¹, James P Rathmell

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¹ From the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (PL, JR).

PMID: 30817360
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000965

Editorial

Opioid-free anaesthesia: Con: it is too early to adopt opioid-free anaesthesia today

Philipp Lirk et al. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2019 Apr.

. 2019 Apr;36(4):250-254.

doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000965.

Authors

Philipp Lirk¹, James P Rathmell

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (PL, JR).

PMID: 30817360
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000965

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Opioid-free anaesthesia: Pro: damned if you don't use opioids during surgery.
Lavand'homme P. Lavand'homme P. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2019 Apr;36(4):247-249. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000966. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2019. PMID: 30817359 No abstract available.

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Opioid-free anaesthesia: Still a debate?
Veyckemans F. Veyckemans F. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2019 Apr;36(4):245-246. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000964. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2019. PMID: 30817358 No abstract available.

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