Use of continuous subcutaneous anesthetic infusion in cardiac surgical patients after median sternotomy
<p>Abstract</p> <p/> <p>The use of opioid analgesics to control pain after median sternotomy in cardiac surgical patients is worldwide accepted and established. However, opioids have a wide range of possible side effects, concerning prolonged extubation time, gastrointestinal...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/3/1/2 |