Systematic review and meta-analysis of continuous local anaesthetic wound infiltration versus epidural analgesia for postoperative pain following abdominal surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1280-1289

  Ventham, N T ^a   Hughes, M ^a   O'Neill, S ^a   Johns, N ^a   Brady, R R ^a   Wigmore, S J ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ABDOMEN; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURGERY;

ABDOMEN; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84881636330     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9204     Document Type: Review

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