A prospective survey of patient-controlled epidural analgesia with bupivacaine and clonidine after total hip replacement: A pre- and postchange comparison with bupivacaine and hydromorphone in 1,000 patients

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1213-1217

  Liu, Spencer S ^a   Bae, James J ^a   Bieltz, Mihai ^a   Wukovits, Barbara ^a   Ma, Yan ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; HYDROMORPHONE; INFUSION FLUID;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 80055082074     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e318228fc8b     Document Type: Article

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