Is a negative meta-analyses consisting of heterogenic studies on wound catheters sufficient to conclude that no additional studies are needed?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 396-397

  Beaussier, M ^a   White, P F ^b   Raeder, J ^b  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

AORTA SURGERY; APPENDECTOMY; CATHETERIZATION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; WOUND;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETERS; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 84857231821     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02604.x     Document Type: Letter

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