Combined preemptive and preventive analgesia for open gastric bypass compares favorably with postoperative pain following laparoscopic access for the same surgery [1]

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 807-

  Kamelgard, Joseph I ^a,b  

^a Lighter for Life   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BYPASS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 33745037553     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089206777346835     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. El Shobary H, Christou N, Backman SB et al. Effect of laparoscopic versus open gastric bypass surgery on postoperative pain and bowel function. Obes Surg 2006; 16: 437-43.
2. Kamelgard JI, Kim KA, Atlas G. Combined preemptive and preventive analgesia in morbidly obese patients undergoing open gastric bypass: a pilot study. Surg Obes Rel Dis 2005; 1: 12-6.