Thoracic epidural and intrathecal analgesia have similar effects on pain relief and respiratory function after thoracic surgery;L'analgésie péridurale thoracique et rachidienne ont des effets comparables sur la douleur et la fonction respiratoire après chirurgie thoracique

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 710-716

  Medi Jebara, Samia ^a   Adaimé, Céline ^a   Yazigi, Alexandre ^a   Haddad, Fadia ^a   Hayek, Gemma ^a   Sleilaty, Ghassan ^a   Antakly, Marie Claire ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; HYDROXYZINE; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; SUFENTANIL; TRAMADOL; VECURONIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; BREATHING RATE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; THORACOTOMY; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; THORAX SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANALGESIA; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREMEDICATION; VERTEBRA;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUPIVACAINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FENTANYL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; OXYGEN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREMEDICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION; SUFENTANIL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 27844521370     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03016558     Document Type: Article

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