Combined general and epidural anesthesia versus general anesthesia for major abdominal surgery: Postanesthesia recovery characteristics

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 435-441

  Handley, Gerard H ^a   Silbert, Brendan S ^a   Mooney, Patricia H ^a   Schweitzer, Stanley A ^a   Allen, Nicholas B ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Epidural anesthesia; Mood; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030766569     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1098-7339(97)80030-2     Document Type: Article

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