Use of epidural analgesia for pain management after major spinal surgery

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-72

  Kumar, R J ^a   Menon, K V ^a   Ranjith, T C ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Analgesia, epidural; Postoperative analgesia; Spine; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; BUPRENORPHINE; FENTANYL; IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; TRAMADOL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041508119     PISSN: 10225536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/230949900301100114     Document Type: Article

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