Thoracic epidural analgesia: a new approach for the treatment of acute pancreatitis?
This review article analyzes, through a nonsystematic approach, the pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis (AP) with a focus on the effects of thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) on the disease. The benefit–risk balance is also discussed. AP has an overall mortality of 1 %, increasing to 30 % in its se...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855315/ |