Effects of thoracic epidural analgesia on lower urinary tract function in women

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-125

  Wuethrich, Patrick Y ^a   Burkhard, Fiona C ^a   Panicker, Jalesh N ^b   Kessler, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

lower urinary tract; thoracic epidural analgesia; urodynamics; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYSTOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; KIDNEY SURGERY; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; POSTVOID RESIDUAL URINE VOLUME; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; URETHRA FUNCTION; URODYNAMICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 78651109849     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20950     Document Type: Article

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