A comparison of patient-controlled epidural analgesia following gynaecological surgery with and without a background infusion

Anaesthesia

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 212-216

  Wong, K ^a   Chong, J L ^a   Lo, W K ^a   Sia, A T H ^a  

^a KK Hospital   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Analgesic techniques; Epidural; Gynaecological; Pain; Patient controlled; Postoperative; Surgery

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MIXTURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; VOMITING;

AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; AREA UNDER CURVE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 0034064752     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2000.01204.x     Document Type: Article

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