Epidural technique for postoperative pain: Gold standard no more?

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 310-317

  Rawal, Narinder ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; FENTANYL; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CESAREAN SECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GOLD STANDARD; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE ILEUS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84860739460     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e31825735c6     Document Type: Article

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