Testing whether the epidural works: Too time consuming?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 761-763

  Larsson, J ^a   Gordh, T E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; MEPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; SUFENTANIL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ABDOMEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; DEVICE FAILURE; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DRUG EFFECTS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SENSATION; SURGERY; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ABDOMEN; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; COLD TEMPERATURE; EPINEPHRINE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MEPIVACAINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SENSATION; SUFENTANIL; THERMOSENSING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 77953142912     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02189.x     Document Type: Article

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