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Protective Effects of Epidural Analgesia on Pulmonary Complications After Abdominal and Thoracic Surgery
Archives of Surgery · 2008 · Vol. 143(10) · pp. 990–990
Daniel M. Pöpping✉(University Hospital Münster)
Abstract
Epidural analgesia protects against pneumonia following abdominal or thoracic surgery, although this beneficial effect has lessened over the last 35 years because of a decrease in the baseline risk.
Anesthesia and Pain ManagementNausea and vomiting managementCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicineAnesthesiaSurgeryAbdominal surgeryOdds ratioEpidural spacePulmonary function testingRegimenPneumoniaRandomized controlled trial
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AbdomenAnalgesics, OpioidFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfusions, IntravenousLaparotomyMalePostoperative PainPain, PostoperativePneumoniaPostoperative ComplicationsProbabilityPulmonary Gas ExchangeSensitivity and Specificity
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