Epidural anaesthesia and analgesia and outcome of major surgery: A randomised trial

Lancet

Volumn 359, Issue 9314, 2002, Pages 1276-1282

  Rigg, John R A ^a,f   Jamrozik, Konrad ^a,b   Myles, Paul S ^c   Silbert, Brendan S ^d   Peyton, Phillip J ^e   Parsons, Richard W ^a   Collins, Karen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^f ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037070806     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)08266-1     Document Type: Article

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