Patient-controlled epidural analgesia with bupivacaine and fentanyl on hospital wards

Anesthesiology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 688-695

  Liu, Spencer S ^a   Allen, Hugh W ^b   Olsson, Gayle L ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Local anesthetics; Opioids

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; BUPIVACAINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031909940     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199803000-00020     Document Type: Article

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