Gastric emptying in post-thoracotomy patients receiving a thoracic fentanyl-bupivacaine epidural infusion

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 652-657

  Guha, A ^a,c   Scawn, N D A ^b   Rogers, S A ^a   Pennefather, S H ^b   Russell, G N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, local, bupivacaine; Analgesia epidural; Analgesics, opioid, fentanyl; Digestive physiology, intestinal absorption; Gastrointestinal motility, gastric emptying; Thoracic surgical procedures, thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; BUPIVACAINE; CEFOTAXIME; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; ISOFLURANE; NEOSTIGMINE; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROPOFOL;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STOMACH EMPTYING; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0036713753     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-200209000-00006     Document Type: Article

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