Epidural versus ON-Q local anesthetic-infiltrating catheter for post-thoracotomy pain control

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 423-426

  Gebhardt, Rodolfo ^a   John Mehran, Reza ^a   Soliz, Jose ^a   Cata, Juan P ^a   K Smallwood, Ashley ^b   Feeley, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

cost saving; epidural analgesia; length of hospital stay; On Q soaker system; open thoracotomy; postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIST; ANESTHETIC CATHETER; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INFILTRATING CATHETER; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORACOTOMY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877775950     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.02.017     Document Type: Article

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