A national survey of epidural use and management in elderly patients undergoing elective and emergency laparotomy

Anaesthesia

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 456-461

  Walton, B ^a   Farrow, C ^a   Cook, Tim M ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTENSIVE CARE; LAPAROTOMY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; POSTAL MAIL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX; UNITED KINGDOM; WAKEFULNESS;

AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; EMERGENCIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LAPAROTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 33645788853     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04585.x     Document Type: Article

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