The Effectiveness of Preemptive Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Thoracic Surgery

Background. The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of preemptive thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) comparing conventional postoperative epidural analgesia on thoracotomy. Material and Methods. Forty-four patients were randomized in to two groups (preemptive: Group P, control: Gro...

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Main Authors: Erturk, Engin, Aydogdu Kaya, Ferdane, Kutanis, Dilek, Besir, Ahmet, Akdogan, Ali, Geze, Sükran, Tugcugil, Ersagun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3972946/