Thoracic Epidural analgesia versus Rectus Sheath Catheters for open midline incisions in major abdominal surgery within an enhanced recovery programme (TERSC): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wilkinson, Kate M ^a   Krige, Anton ^a   Brearley, Sarah G ^b   Lane, Steven ^c   Scott, Michael ^d   Gordon, Anthony C ^e   Carlson, Gordon L ^f  

^a ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Enhanced recovery; Epidural; Laparotomy; Rectus sheath block; Rectus sheath catheters

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE; ROPIVACAINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAKTHROUGH PAIN; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCISION; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MIDLINE INCISION; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTAL CATHETER; RECTUS SHEATH CATHETER; REST; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; VISCERAL PAIN; ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALGESIA; CATHETER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICES; ECONOMICS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE COST; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SURGERY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CATHETERS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84934762968     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-400     Document Type: Article

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