Epidural versus continuous transversus abdominis plane catheter technique for postoperative analgesia after abdominal surgery

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 476-481

  Kadam, V Rao ^a   Van Wijk, R M ^a   Moran, J L ^a   Miller, D ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Postoperative analgesia; TAP blocks; Transversus abdominis plane

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; CATHETERIZATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SURGICAL WARD; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SAMPLE SIZE; TAP BLOCKS; TRANSVERSES ABDOMINIS PLANE; VERY ELDERLY;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; TAP BLOCKS; TRANSVERSES ABDOMINIS PLANE;

ABDOMEN; ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SAMPLE SIZE; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84881243288     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1304100407     Document Type: Review

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