A comparison of opioid solutions for patient-controlled epidural analgesia

Anaesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1013-1017

  Smith, A J ^a,d   Haynes, T K ^a   Roberts, D E ^b   Harmer, M ^c  

^a Department of Anaesthetics ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional; epidural; Anaesthetics, local; bupivacaine; Analgesics; fentanyl, pethidine; Pain; postoperative

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE; PETHIDINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0029909437     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb14993.x     Document Type: Article

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