Effect of epidural bupivacaine vs combined epidural bupivacaine and morphine on gastrointestinal function and pain after major gynaecological surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 727-732

  Jorgensen H ^a   Fomsgaard, J S ^a   Dirks, J ^a   Wetterslev, J ^a   Andreasson, B ^a   Dahl, J B ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, epidural; Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Analgesics local, bupivacaine; Pain, postoperative; Surgery, gynaecological

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; HETASTARCH; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRIAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DEFECATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MOBILIZATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

EID: 17944372321     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/87.5.727     Document Type: Article

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