Epidural analgesia is associated with an increased incidence of postoperative complications in patients requiring an abdominal hysterectomy for early stage endometrial cancer

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 423-429

  Belavy, David ^a   Janda, Monika ^b   Baker, Jannah ^b   Obermair, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Endometrial cancer; Epidural; Hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BUPRENORPHINE; CELECOXIB; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DOXYLAMINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC; LUMIRACOXIB; MELOXICAM; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PARECOXIB; PETHIDINE; PIROXICAM; SULINDAC; TIAPROFENIC ACID; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCISION; INTESTINE INJURY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER INJURY; VAGINAL INJURY; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADVERSE EVENTS; ENDOMETRIAL CANCER; EPIDURAL; HYSTERECTOMY;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886100087     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.08.027     Document Type: Article

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