Intravenous versus epidural analgesia after surgical repair of pectus excavatum

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 398-403

  Soliman, Iris E ^a   Apuya, Jesus S ^b   Fertal, Kathy M ^c   Simpson, Pippa M ^d   Tobias, Joseph D ^e,f  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^f University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Opioid analgesia; Pectus excavatum; Thoracic epidural analgesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PERCOCET;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MALE; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349679153     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e318187de3e     Document Type: Article

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