Comparison between intravenous patient-controlled analgesia and epidural analgesia in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery

Acta Medica Romana

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-11

  Aceto, P ^a   Clemente, A ^a   Sicilia, F ^a   De Cosmo, G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL CANCER; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SIDE EFFECT; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 0038308747     PISSN: 00016098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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