A prospective, multicentre, observational cohort study of analgesia and outcome after pneumonectomy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 364-370

  Powell, E S ^a   Cook, D ^a   Pearce, A C ^b   Davies, P ^a   Bowler, G M R ^c   Naidu, B ^a   Gao, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anaesthetic techniques; epidural; paravertebral; postoperative complications; surgery; thoracic

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CODEINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NEFOPAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; TRAMADOL;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 79951569246     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq379     Document Type: Article

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