Audit of epidural analgesia in children undergoing thoracotomy for decortication of empyema

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 662-666

  Kotze A ^a   Hinton, W ^a   Crabbe, D C G ^a   Carrigan, B J ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications, systemic sepsis; Epidural analgesia, neuraxial blockade; Pain relief, postoperative analgesia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECORTICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPYEMA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HORNER SYNDROME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; NAUSEA; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; THORACOTOMY; VOMITING; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; METHODOLOGY; PLEURA EMPYEMA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 34250368859     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem065     Document Type: Article

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