Randomized trial of a pain control infusion pump following inguinal hernia repair

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 873-876

  Stewart, Adam ^a,b   Fan, Michael Mar ^a   Fong, Michael James ^a   Louie, Adam ^a   Lynch, John Patrick ^a   O'Shea, Michael ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QEII Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambulatory analgesia; Inguinal hernia repair; Local anaesthetic infusion; Postoperative pain; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; PLACEBO; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; MOBILIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 8444230509     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-1433.2004.03192.x     Document Type: Article

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