Cost-effectiveness analysis comparing epidural, patient-controlled intravenous morphine, and continuous wound infiltration for postoperative pain management after open abdominal surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 998-1005

  Tilleul, P ^a,b   Aissou, M ^a   Bocquet, F ^a   Thiriat, N ^a   Le Grelle, O ^a   Burke, M J ^c   Hutton, J ^c,d   Beaussier, M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decision tree; economics; epidural analgesia; laparotomy; pain, postoperative

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CONTINUOUS WOUND INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; DEVICES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84861413259     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes091     Document Type: Article

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