Could benefits of epidural analgesia following oesophagectomy be measured by perceived perioperative patient workload?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1313-1318

  Bartha, E ^a   Rudin, A ^b   Flisberg, P ^b   Lundberg, C J ^b   Carlsson, P ^c   Kalman, S ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKLOAD;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 54049152764     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01734.x     Document Type: Article

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