When it comes to outcome, We need to define what a perioperative epidural technique is

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 315-318

  De Leon Casasola, Oscar A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EDITORIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TERMINOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037302829     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200302000-00002     Document Type: Editorial

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