Therapeutic efficacy of intravenous lidocaine infusion compared with thoracic epidural analgesia in major abdominal surgery: factors affecting successful thoracic epidural analgesia. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2023; 131: 947-54

Br J Anaesth. 2024 May;132(5):1169-1170. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.01.008. Epub 2024 Feb 9.
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Keywords: analgesia; epidural; intravenous lidocaine; postoperative pain; thoracic epidural analgesia.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen / surgery
  • Analgesia, Epidural*
  • Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
  • Anesthesia, Epidural*
  • Anesthetics, Local / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Lidocaine / therapeutic use
  • Pain, Postoperative / drug therapy
  • Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control

Substances

  • Lidocaine
  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Anesthetics, Local