Chiu, Kuan-Ming <br/><br/>
Local infusion of bupivacaine combined with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia provides better pain relief than intravenous patient-controlled analgesia alone in patients undergoing minimally invasive cardiac surgery.  [electronic resource] 

 -  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery  Jun 2008 
 - 1348-52 p.  digital 
<br/><br/> Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1097-685X 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.01.020  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Adult<br/>Aged<br/>Analgesia, Patient-Controlled--methods<br/>Anesthesia, Local--methods<br/>Bupivacaine--administration & dosage<br/>Cardiac Surgical Procedures--adverse effects<br/>Combined Modality Therapy<br/>Double-Blind Method<br/>Female<br/>Follow-Up Studies<br/>Humans<br/>Injections, Intravenous<br/>Male<br/>Middle Aged<br/>Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures--adverse effects<br/>Pain Measurement--drug effects<br/>Pain, Postoperative--drug therapy<br/>Patient Satisfaction<br/>Probability<br/>Prospective Studies<br/>Risk Assessment<br/>Statistics, Nonparametric<br/>Thoracotomy--adverse effects