Does thoracic epidural analgesia improve outcome after lung transplantation?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-53

  Pottecher, Julien ^a   Falcoz, Pierre Emmanuel ^a   Massard, Gilberts ^a   Dupeyron, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Epidural analgesia; Intensive care unit; Lung transplantation; Mechanical ventilation; Postoperative period; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXTUBATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; BENCHMARKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650853602     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.241489     Document Type: Article

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