A comparison of intravenous-based and epidural-based techniques for anesthesia and postoperative analgesia in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Edwards ND(1991)Day case laparoscopy: a survey of postoperative pain and an assessment of the value of diclofenac Anaesthesia 46 1077-1080

Barclay K(1991)The abbreviated mental test: its use and validity Age Ageing 20 332-336

Catling SJ(2002)Postsurgical pain outcome assessment Pain 99 101-109

Martin DG(1988)A symptom rating scale for delirium Psychiatry Res 23 89-97

Morgan RH(2004)Recovery characteristics and post-operative delirium after long-duration laparoscope-assisted surgery in elderly patients: propofol-based vs sevoflurane-based anesthesia Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 48 162-168

Jitapunkul S(2000)Comparison of intravenous or epidural patient-controlled analgesia in the elderly after major abdominal surgery Anesthesiology 92 433-441

Pillay I(2003)Perioperative epidural analgesia and outcome after major abdominal surgery in high-risk patients Anesth Analg 96 548-554

Ebrahim S(2001)Double-masked randomized trial comparing alternate combinations of intraoperative anesthesia and postoperative analgesia in abdominal aortic surgery Anesthesiology 95 1054-1067

Jensen MP(1984)Postoperative morbidity following gynaecological outpatient laparoscopy. A reappraisal of the service Anaesthesia 39 819-822

Chen C(1991)Intraperitoneal local anaesthetic for shoulder pain after day-case laparoscopy Lancet 338 1569-1570

Edwards ND(1991)Day case laparoscopy: a survey of postoperative pain and an assessment of the value of diclofenac Anaesthesia 46 1077-1080

Barclay K(1991)The abbreviated mental test: its use and validity Age Ageing 20 332-336

Catling SJ(2002)Postsurgical pain outcome assessment Pain 99 101-109

Martin DG(1988)A symptom rating scale for delirium Psychiatry Res 23 89-97

Morgan RH(2004)Recovery characteristics and post-operative delirium after long-duration laparoscope-assisted surgery in elderly patients: propofol-based vs sevoflurane-based anesthesia Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 48 162-168

Jitapunkul S(2000)Comparison of intravenous or epidural patient-controlled analgesia in the elderly after major abdominal surgery Anesthesiology 92 433-441

Pillay I(2003)Perioperative epidural analgesia and outcome after major abdominal surgery in high-risk patients Anesth Analg 96 548-554

Ebrahim S(2001)Double-masked randomized trial comparing alternate combinations of intraoperative anesthesia and postoperative analgesia in abdominal aortic surgery Anesthesiology 95 1054-1067

Jensen MP(1984)Postoperative morbidity following gynaecological outpatient laparoscopy. A reappraisal of the service Anaesthesia 39 819-822

Chen C(1991)Intraperitoneal local anaesthetic for shoulder pain after day-case laparoscopy Lancet 338 1569-1570