A qualitative systematic review of incisional local anaesthesia for postoperative pain relief after abdominal operations

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 377-383

  Møiniche, Steen ^a   Mikkelsen, Søren ^b   Wetterslev, Jørn ^b   Dahl, Jørgen Berg ^b  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia audit; Anaesthetics local; Pain, postoperative; Surgery, herniotomy; Surgery, laparotomy

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN INCISION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031719605     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.3.377     Document Type: Article

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