Postoperative epidural analgesia following abdominal aortic surgery: Do the benefits justify the costs?

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 359-363

  Ammar, Alex D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; PETHIDINE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AGED; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEATH; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0031846230     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100169900167     Document Type: Article

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