Open AccessHospitalization for partial nephrectomy was not associated with intrathecal opioid analgesia: Retrospective analysis
Author(s) -
Toby N. Weingarten,
Serena B Del Mundo,
Tze Yeng Yeoh,
Federica Scavonetto,
Bradley C. Leibovich,
Juraj Šprung
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.140879
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , intrathecal , opioid , retrospective cohort study , anesthesia , surgery , kidney , receptor
The aim of this retrospective study is to test the hypothesis that the use of spinal analgesia shortens the length of hospital stay after partial nephrectomy.