Prospective, randomized, controlled trial of thoracic epidural or patient-controlled opiate analgesia on perioperative quality of life

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 292-297

  Ali, M ^a   Winter, D C ^a   Hanly, A M ^a   O'Hagan, C ^a   Keaveny, J ^a   Broe, P ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Analgesic techniques; Patient controlled; Postoperative; Thoracic epidural

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; THORAX SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 77249169820     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq006     Document Type: Article

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