Continuous epidural analgesia: Analysis of efficacy, side effects and risk factors;Analgesia peridural contínua: Análise da eficácia, efeitos adversos e fatores de risco para ocorrência de complicações

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 371-390

  Domingues Duarte, Leonardo Teixeira ^a,c   Barreto Fernandes, Maria Do Carmo C ^b   Fernandes, Marcelino Jäger ^a   Saraiva, Renato Ângelo ^a  

^a Hospitais do Aparelho Locomotor   (United States)

^b SARAH NETWORK OF REHABILITATION HOSPITALS   (Brazil)

^c SQSW 306 ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analgesia, postoperative; Anesthetic techniques, regional: epidural

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE; DIPYRONE; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NALOXONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE AGONIST; TENOXICAM;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; INFUSION PUMP; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; THORAX SURGERY; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

EID: 2542452693     PISSN: 00347094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-70942004000300010     Document Type: Article

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