Epidural anesthesia-analgesia shortens length of stay after laparoscopic segmental colectomy for benign pathology

Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 672-676

  Senagore, Anthony J ^a   Whalley, David ^a   Delaney, Conor P ^a   Mekhail, Nagy ^a   Duepree, Hans J ^a   Fazio, Victor W ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL CITRATE; MORPHINE;

ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; DIETARY INTAKE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMICOLECTOMY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTOPEXY;

EID: 0035024831     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/msy.2001.114648     Document Type: Article

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