For patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy, epidural anesthesia and analgesia improves pain but increases rates of intensive care unit admissions and alterations in analgesics

Pancreas

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 492-497

  Choi, Daniel X ^a   Schoeniger, Luke O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural anesthesia and analgesia; Outcomes; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatoduodenectomy; Whipple procedure

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PAIN; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77951714405     PISSN: 08853177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e3181bdfc76     Document Type: Article

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