Pain relief after esophagectomy: Thoracic epidural analgesia is better than parenteral opioids

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 282-287

  Flisberg, Per ^a,b   Törnebrandt, Kenneth ^a,b   Walther, Bruno ^a,b   Lundberg, Johan ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Esophagectomy; Intravenous analgesia; Morphine; Postoperative; Thoracic epidural

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; MEPIVACAINE; MORFIN SPECIAL; MORPHINE; OPIATE AGONIST; PANCURONIUM; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HALLUCINATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SEDATION; SOMNOLENCE; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0034987741     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2001.23270     Document Type: Article

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