Postoperative epidural analgesia following elective major abdominal surgery in high risk patients: A retrospective cohort study

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 1148, 2002, Pages 69-72

  Audeau, A ^a   Newell, P ^a   Dobbs, B R ^a   Frizelle, F A ^a   Kennedy, R ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMEN; AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0037154614     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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