Comparison of effects of epidural bupivacaine and intravenous meperidine analgesia on patient recovery following elective abdominal aortic surgery

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 347-352

  Salman, Nevriye ^a   Durukan, Ahmet Baris ^a   Gurbuz, Hasan Alper ^a   Yamali, Hasan ^a   Guler, Leyla ^b   Ucar, Halil Ibrahim ^a   Yorgancioglu, Cem ^a  

^a ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Ulus Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Anesthesia; Aortic aneurysm; Bupivacaine; Epidural; Meperidine; Operative; Peripheral arterial disease; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ALDOLAN; BUPIVACAINE; DIAZEPAM; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VECURONIUM;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; DESCENDING AORTA SURGERY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE MOTILITY; LENGTH OF STAY; LERICHE SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; BUPIVACAINE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MEPERIDINE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877711981     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.889005     Document Type: Article

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