Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8937730 | British Journal of Anaesthesia | 2008 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
We demonstrated that PCEA, IV-PCA, and CPNB are safe and efficient. Although all of these treatment strategies provide effective analgesia, PCEA and CPNB provided superior pain relief compared with IV-PCA. We demonstrated that serious complications of analgesic techniques are rare but possibly disastrous necessitating a close supervision by an acute pain service. We found a low rate of adverse effects including hypotension and motor impairment and a low incidence of epidural haematoma for thoracic PCEA compared with lumbar PCEA.
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Authors
D.M. Pöpping, P.K. Zahn, H.K. Van Aken, B. Dasch, R. Boche, E.M. Pogatzki-Zahn,