Comparison of lumbar and thoracic epidural narcotics for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-140

  Gold, Mark S ^a   Rockman, Caron B ^a   Riles, Thomas S ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

abdominal aortic aneurysm; analgesia; epidural

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; SUXAMETHONIUM; VECURONIUM;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS;

EID: 0030937472     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(97)90202-0     Document Type: Article

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