Efficacy of a local anesthetic pain pump in abdominoplasty

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1054-1059

  Bray Jr , David A ^a   Nguyen, John ^a   Craig, Jason ^a   Cohen, Benjamin E ^a   Collins Jr , Donald R ^a  

^a St Joseph's Medical Center Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; LENGTH OF STAY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING STAFF; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ABDOMINAL WALL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; LIPECTOMY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 33847182109     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000252536.56982.34     Document Type: Article

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