Epidural analgesia and post-operative outcomes - A need for a different approach

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1311-1312

  Kehlet, H ^a,b   Dahl, J B ^a,b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ANALGESIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 54049151168     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01813.x     Document Type: Editorial

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