Epidural versus patient-controlled intravenous analgesia on pain relief and recovery after laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: randomized clinical trial
Kikuchi S, Matsusaki T, Mitsuhashi T, Kuroda S, Kashima H, Takata N et al.
BJS Open; 8: zrad161.
Pain scores at rest 48h after surgery were lower after epidural (1.94 versus 2.63, P=0.043) in this study that included 129 procedures.
Comment: Epidural remains optimal.
30 August 2024
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