Postoperative recovery profile after elective abdominal hysterectomy: a prospective, observational study of a multimodal anaesthetic regime

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 382-388

  Jensen, Kenneth ^a   Kehlet, Henrik ^b   Lund, Claus M ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adherence; Anaesthesia; Audit; Cohort study; Guideline; Hysterectomy; Outcome; Oximetry; Pain; Perioperative care; Postoperative nausea and vomiting; Postoperative recovery period; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CELECOXIB; CISATRACURIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; DROPERIDOL; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SUFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; OXYGEN; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; HYSTERECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANTIEMETICS; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PIPERIDINES; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 70149083369     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32831f3429     Document Type: Article

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