Patient-controlled lumbar epidural fentanyl compared with patient-controlled intravenous fentanyl for post-thoracotomy pain.

Grant, R P

Patient-controlled lumbar epidural fentanyl compared with patient-controlled intravenous fentanyl for post-thoracotomy pain. [electronic resource] - Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie Mar 1992 - 214-9 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial

0832-610X

10.1007/BF03008779 doi


Analgesia, Epidural--methods
Analgesia, Patient-Controlled--methods
Anesthesia, Intravenous
Carbon Dioxide--blood
Double-Blind Method
Female
Fentanyl--administration & dosage
Forced Expiratory Volume--drug effects
Humans
Infusion Pumps
Injections, Intravenous
Male
Middle Aged
Pain Measurement
Pain, Postoperative--prevention & control
Placebos
Respiration--drug effects
Spinal Cord--drug effects
Thoracotomy--adverse effects
Vital Capacity--drug effects