Efficacy of programmed intermittent bolus epidural analgesia in thoracic surgery: a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background Continuous epidural infusion (CEI) has some disadvantages, such as increased local anesthetic consumption and limited area of anesthetic distribution. Programmed intermittent bolus (PIB) is a technique of epidural anesthesia in which boluses of local anesthetic are automatically...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Anesthesiology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-019-0780-0 |