Can intravenous lidocaine decrease postsurgical ileus and shorten hospital stay in elective bowel surgery? A pilot study and literature review

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-236

  Harvey, Kyle P ^a   Adair, James D ^a   Isho, Mayyas ^a   Robinson, Robert ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH MERCY OAKLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowel surgery; Lidocaine; Opioids; Postsurgical ileus

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILEUS; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DEFECATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; ILEUS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTESTINES; LENGTH OF STAY; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 67650742350     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.10.015     Document Type: Article

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