Open AccessPostoperative Protein Sparing With Epidural Analgesia and Hypocaloric Dextrose
Author(s) -
Thomas Schricker,
Sarkis Meterissian,
Linda Wykes,
Leopold Eberhart,
Ralph Lattermann,
Franco Carli
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000143249.93856.66
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , perioperative , bupivacaine , fentanyl , morphine , surgery
We examined the hypothesis that epidural analgesia prevents the increase in amino acid oxidation after elective colorectal surgery in patients receiving hypocaloric infusion of dextrose.