Epidural analgesia and recovery after abdominal surgery

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 291-

  Kehlet, Henrik ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUOUS EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INTESTINES; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 33846196971     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.03.005     Document Type: Letter

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3. de Leon-Casasola O. When it comes to outcome, we need to define what a perioperative epidural technique is. Anesth Analg 96 (2003) 315-318