Thoracic epidural anaesthesia and analgesia for abdominal surgery: Effects on gastrointestinal function and perfusion

Bailliere's Best Practice in Clinical Anaesthesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-22

  Hodgson, Peter S ^a   Liu, Spencer ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonic anastomosis; Epidural analgesia; Gastrointestinal function; Gastrointestinal perfusion; Local anaesthetics; Post operative ileus; Sympathetic nervous system; Thoracic epidural anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; BLOOD FLOW; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; ILEUS; INCISION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR SPINE; MORBIDITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; STRESS; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0033117037     PISSN: 15216896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/bean.1999.0004     Document Type: Article

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