The effect of spinal versus general anesthesia on postoperative pain and analgesic requirements in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 281-286

  Wang, Jhi Joimg ^a   Ho, Shung Tai ^a   Liu, Hang Seng ^a   Tzeng, Jann Inn ^a   Tze, Tswei Shen ^a   Liaw, Wen Jinn ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

bupivacaine; general anesthesia; morphine; postoperative pain; preemptive analgesia; spinal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 0029792323     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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