Open AccessComparing epidural and wound infiltration analgesia for total abdominal hysterectomy: A randomised controlled study
Author(s) -
Pooja Lal Ammianickal,
Chitra Rajeswari Thangaswamy,
Hemavathi Balachander,
Murali Subbaiah,
Nidhi Kumar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_124_18
Subject(s) - medicine , ropivacaine , anesthesia , analgesic , bolus (digestion) , morphine , surgery , randomized controlled trial , abdominal hysterectomy , patient satisfaction , abdominal surgery , hysterectomy
Continuous wound infiltration (CWI) is emerging as an alternative to continuous epidural infusion (CEI). This study compared postoperative pain scores of CEI with CWI in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH).