Postoperative analgesia by continuous extradural infusion of ropivacaine after upper abdominal surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 487-491

  Schug, S A ^a,d   Scott, D A ^b   Payne, J ^a   Mooney, P H ^b   Hagglof B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, extradural; Anaesthetics local, ropivacaine; Analgesia, postoperative; Surgery, abdominal

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029986042     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.4.487     Document Type: Article

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