Pain relief and safety after major surgery A prospective study of epidural and intravenous analgesia in 2696 patients

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 457-465

  Flisberg, Per ^a   Rudin, A ^a   Linner R ^a   Lundberg, C J F ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Epidural analgesia; Intravenous morphine; Patient safety; Postoperative analgesia; Respiratory depression

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MEPIVACAINE; MORFIN SPECIAL; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NIGHTMARE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; THORAX SURGERY; VOMITING;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037394365     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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