Does regional anesthesia improve long-term patient outcome?

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 203-208

  Lois, Fernande ^a   De Kock, Marc ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cancer recurrence; Chronic pain; Long term outcome; Mortality; Regional anesthesia; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER REHABILITATION; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PHANTOM PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECURRENT CANCER; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL STRESS; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 56349167266     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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