Epidural analgesia versus patient-controlled intravenous analgesia for pain following intra-abdominal surgery in adults

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Volumn 2018, Issue 8, 2018, Pages

  Salicath, Jon H ^a   Yeoh, Emily C Y ^b   Bennett, Michael H ^c  

^a Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; DIAMORPHINE; EPINEPHRINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE; PETHIDINE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; CESAREAN SECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYSTERECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY RATE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADULT; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85052653356     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010434.pub2     Document Type: Review

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