Epidural analgesia for pain relief in thoracic surgery

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 358-363

  Suwanchinda, Vorapa ^a   Udompunthurak, Suthipol ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Analgesia: Postoperative; Analgesic technique: Epidural Morphine; Surgery : Thoracic

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; THORAX SURGERY; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0034167347     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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