Low dose fentanyl improves continuous bupivacaine epidural analgesia following orthopaedic, urological or general surgery

Acute Pain

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-32

  Sidebotham, David A ^a   Russell, Kevin ^b   Dijkhuizen, Monique R ^a   Tester, Peter ^b   Schug, Stephan A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

bupivacaine; epidural analgesia; fentanyl; postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002824488     PISSN: 13660071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-0071(97)80032-0     Document Type: Article

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