Future of analgesia for abdominal laparotomy

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 527-529

  Blackford, Dane ^a   Hewitt, Peter ^a   Pande, Girish ^a   Nguyen, Hung ^a   Chilvers, Colin ^a   Robertson, Iain ^a  

^a LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MONOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 45249092112     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04563.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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