Epidural local anaesthetics versus opioid-based analgesic regimens for postoperative gastrointestinal paralysis, PONV and pain after abdominal surgery

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Volumn 2001, Issue 1, 2001, Pages

  Jørgensen, Henrik ^a   Wetterslev, Jørn ^b   Møiniche, Steen ^c   Dahl, Jørgen B ^b  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DIGESTIVE TRACT PARAMETERS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH PARESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84988263178     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001893     Document Type: Review

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