Problems related to epidural analgesia for postoperative pain control

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 509-515

  Ng, J M ^b   Goh, M H ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques; Audit; Complications; Epidural; Pain; Postoperative; Retrospective

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0036652452     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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