Continuous thoracic spinal anesthesia with local anesthetic plus midazolam and ketamine is superior to local anesthetic plus fentanyl in major abdominal surgery

Background: Limited studies have applied thoracic continuous spinal anesthesia in abdominal surgery, relying exclusively on opioids. This retrospective study analyzes 2 different schemes of thoracic continuous spinal anesthesia and postoperative analgesia in elderly patients undergoing major abdomin...

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Main Authors: Paolo Vincenzi, Roberto Starnari, Lucia Faloia, Riccardo Grifoni, Roberto Bucchianeri, Leonardo Chiodi, Alfredo Venezia, Massimo Stronati, Marina Giampieri, Roberto Montalti, Diletta Gaudenzi, Lesley De Pietri, Gianfranco Boccoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258984502030018X