Recovery of gastrointestinal function with thoracic epidural vs. systemic analgesia following gastrointestinal surgery

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 923-932

  Shi, W Z ^a,d   Miao, Y L ^b   Yakoob, M Y ^c   Cao, J B ^d   Zhang, H ^d   Jiang, Y G ^a,d   Xu, L H ^a,d   Mi, W D ^d  

^a Hainan Branch of PLA General Hospital   (China)

^b No306 PLA Hospital   (China)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE DERIVATIVE; ANALGESIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; DEFECATION; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; ILEUS; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMIC ANALGESIA; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGICAL STAPLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DEFECATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FLATULENCE; HUMANS; ILEUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LENGTH OF STAY; NARCOTICS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURGICAL STAPLING; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84906318164     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aas.12375     Document Type: Review

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