Postoperative analgesia reduces mortality and morbidity after esophagectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 472-478

  Tsui, Siu Lun ^a,b   Law, Simon ^a   Fok, Manson ^a   Lo, J Ronald ^a   Ho, Edward ^a   Yang, Joseph ^a   Wong, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PETHIDINE; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MEPERIDINE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0011331320     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(97)00014-7     Document Type: Article

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