Complications of epidural infusions for analgesia in postoperative and trauma patients

American Surgeon

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 543-546

  Kurek, Stanley J ^a   Lagares Garcia, Jorge ^a   Casella, Russell ^a   Meenan, Daniel ^a   Hughes, K Michael ^a  

^a Department of Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; SUFENTANIL CITRATE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFECTION; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030918944     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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