Efficacy of post-operative analgesia after posterior lumbar instrumented fusion for degenerative disc disease: a prospective randomized comparison of epidural catheter and intravenous administration of analgesics
This prospective study aimed to compare the efficacy of epidural (EDA) versus intravenous (PCA) application of analgesics after lumbar fusion. Fifty-two patients scheduled for elective posterior instrumented lumbar fusion were randomized into two groups. EDA patients received an epidural catheter in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Open Medical Publishing
2010-04-01
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| Series: | Orthopedic Reviews |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/1583 |