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Does pre-emptive epidural analgesia improve postoperative pain relief in patients undergoing upper abdominal laparotomy?
Does pre-emptive epidural analgesia improve postoperative pain relief in patients undergoing upper abdominal laparotomy?
Pre-emptive epidural analgesia with bupivacaine and buprenorphine did not improve postoperative pain relief compared to analgesia started at the end of surgery in upper abdominal laparotomy.
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Pre-emptive epidural analgesia confers no postoperative pain benefit; challenges pre-emptive analgesia rationale and supports starting at surgery end in upper abdominal laparotomy.
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