Randomized, double-blind comparison of patient-controlled epidural infusion vs purse-administered epidural infusion for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing colonic resection

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 380-384

  Nightingale, Jeremy J ^a   Knight, M V ^a   Higgins, B ^a   Dean, T ^b  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Analgesia, patient controlled; Analgesia, postoperative; Analgesic techniques, epidural; Analgesics opioid, fentanyl

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON RESECTION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; COLECTOMY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247842892     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael367     Document Type: Article

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