Thoracic epidural analgesia facilitates the restoration of bowel function and dietary intake in patients undergoing laparoscopic colon resection using a traditional, nonaccelerated, perioperative care program

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-252

  Taqi, A ^a   Hong, X ^a   Mistraletti, G ^a   Stein, B ^a   Charlebois, P ^a   Carli, F ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic colectomy; Patient controlled analgesia; Perioperative care program; Thoracic epidural analgesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CEFAZOLIN; CODEINE; FENTANYL; METRONIDAZOLE; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; COUGHING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; FATIGUE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN INTENSITY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ILEUS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; SITTING; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING;

AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; COLECTOMY; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONOSCOPY; EATING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846274217     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-0069-5     Document Type: Article

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