Efficacy of postoperative epidural analgesia

Block et al reviewed the efficacy of postoperative epidural analgesia vs parental opioids, the primary alternative technique. They found that epidural analgesia, regardless of analgesic agent, location of catheter placement, and type of pain assessment, provided significantly better postoperative pa...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2003-11, Vol.290 (18), p.2455
Main Authors: Block, Brian M, Liu, Spencer S, Rowlingson, Andrew J, Cowan, Anne R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analgesics
Clinical outcomes
Medical procedures
Pain management
Systematic review
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Summary:Block et al reviewed the efficacy of postoperative epidural analgesia vs parental opioids, the primary alternative technique. They found that epidural analgesia, regardless of analgesic agent, location of catheter placement, and type of pain assessment, provided significantly better postoperative pain control than parental opioids in a meta-analysis of randomized trails comparing postoperative epidural analgesia with parental opioids.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598