Influence of patient-controlled i.v. analgesia with opioids on supraventricular arrhythmias after pulmonary resection

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 364-368

  Jiang, Z ^a,b   Dai, J Q ^a   Shi, C ^a   Zeng, W S ^a   Jiang, R C ^a   Tu, W F ^a  

^a Liuhuaqiao Hospital   (China)

^b SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Analgesia, patient controlled; Analgesics opioid, fentanyl; Complications, arrhythmia; Surgery, thoracic

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MORBIDITY; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 69049108802     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep172     Document Type: Article

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