Effectiveness of Postoperative Epidural Analgesia for Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery in Siriraj Hospital.

CONCLUSION: Inadequate postoperative analgesia with epidural technique occurred in up to 50% of patients in this study in which the rescue pain medication was necessary. In-depth analysis to identify associated factors to improve the effectiveness of postoperative epidural analgesia should be further investigated. PMID: 27501608 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet - Category: Journals (General) Tags: J Med Assoc Thai Source Type: research