Effect of postoperative analgesia on surgical outcome H. Kehlet, K. Holte British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 87, Issue 1, Pages 62-72 (July 2001) DOI: 10.1093/bja/87.1.62 Copyright © 2001 British Journal of Anaesthesia Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Effects of postoperative epidural local anaesthetic or local anaesthetic–opioid mixtures on duration of postoperative ileus (PI) in abdominal procedures. Indicators of PI are ranked in descending order (bowel movements>flatus) if more than one indicator was assessed in a study. T= thoracic epidural; L=lumbar epidural. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2001 87, 62-72DOI: (10.1093/bja/87.1.62) Copyright © 2001 British Journal of Anaesthesia Terms and Conditions