Postoperative opioid requirements following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients receiving continuous bupivacaine through a pump system: A retrospective review

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 479-483

  Cohen, Andrew R ^a,b   Smith, April N ^a   Henriksen, Brian S ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Alegent Immanuel Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

bariatric surgery; bupivacaine; gastric bypass; local anesthetic; morbid obesity; pain management; postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; HYDROCODONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELIXIR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84878613319     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: 19451253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj4806-479     Document Type: Review

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