Continuous paravertebral extrapleural infusion for post-thoracotomy pain management

Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 650-657

  Bimston, David N ^a   McGee, John Paul ^a   Liptay, Michael J ^a   Fry, Willard A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG INFUSION; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0032843686     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(99)70118-2     Document Type: Article

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