Determinants of patient-controlled epidural analgesia requirements: A prospective analysis of 1753 patients

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 751-756

  Chang, Kuang Yi ^a,b   Dai, Chun Yi ^a,c   Ger, Luo Ping ^d   Fu, Miin Jiuan ^a   Wong, Kuang Chung ^a,e   Chan, Kwok Hon ^a   Tsou, Mei Yung ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Fentanyl; General anesthesia; Patient controlled epidural analgesia; Spinal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DESFLURANE; FENTANYL; OXYGEN; ROCURONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750346699     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ajp.0000210924.56654.03     Document Type: Article

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