Postoperative analgesia with intravenous fentanyl PCA vs epidural block after thoracoscopic pectus excavatum repair in children

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 677-681

  Butkovic, Diana ^a   Kralik, S ^a   Matolic, M ^a   Kralik, M ^b   Toljan, S ^a   Radesic, L ^a  

^a Alergologiju I Reumatologiju S Klini kom Imunologijom   (Croatia)

^b KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Analgesia, patient controlled; Analgesic techniques, epidural; Analgesics, opioid; Children; Fentanyl; Procedure, Nuss

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; ROCURONIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NAUSEA; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN TENSION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACOSCOPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHILD; FEMALE; FENTANYL; FUNNEL CHEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARTIAL PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RESPIRATION; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 34250332643     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem055     Document Type: Article

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