Prolonged epidural infusions of ropivacaine (2 mg/mL) after colonic surgery: The impact of adding fentanyl

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1276-1285

  Finucane, Brendan T ^a,g   Ganapathy, Sugantha ^b   Carli, Francesco ^c   Pridham, Jeremy N ^d   Ong, Bill Y ^e   Shukla, Romesh C ^f   Kristoffersson, Ann H M ^h   Huizar, Karin M ^h   Nevin, Krista ^h   Ahlén, Kjell G ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^f QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^h NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; PANCURONIUM; ROPIVACAINE; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFUSION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0035034646     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200105000-00038     Document Type: Article

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