Effectiveness and safety of postoperative pain management: A survey of 18 925 consecutive patients between 1998 and 2006 (2nd revision): A database analysis of prospectively raised data

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 832-840

  Popping D M ^a   Zahn, P K ^a   Van Aken, H K ^a   Dasch, B ^a   Boche, R ^a   Pogatzki Zahn, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional; Complications, neurological; Epidural; Pain, postoperative; Safety

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; OPIATE; PIRITRAMIDE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLEEDING; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LAMINECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NAUSEA; ORTHOPEDIC SHOE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY; THORAX SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 56449123852     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen300     Document Type: Article

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