Postoperative patient-controlled thoracic epidural analgesia: Importance of dose compared to volume or concentration

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 814-821

  Dernede, M ^a   Stadler, M ^a,b   Taviaux, N ^a   Boogaerts, J G ^a  

^a University Hospital Centre   (Belgium)

^b University Hospital Centre

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques; Levobupivacaine; Local anaesthetics; Pain; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

KETOROLAC; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROPACETAMOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG INFUSION; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRURITUS; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 56649084991     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0803600610     Document Type: Article

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