title: Analgesic agents for the postoperative period. Opioids.
abstract: Opioids are the most commonly used medication for patients with acute pain. Morphine is the prototype with which all other opioids are compared. Synthetic and semisynthetic derivatives of morphine have unique properties, allowing for the use of a larger selection of medication. An understanding of the mechanisms of action, adverse effects, and routes of administration of the various potent opioids is important for good postoperative pain management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Toronto Hospital-Mount Sinai Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Austrup
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Korean
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011957:Receptors, Opioid / Q000502:physiology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D011957:Receptors, Opioid