Why the study?
Does epidural bupivacaine improve intestinal blood flow in patients undergoing large bowel resection?
Does epidural bupivacaine improve intestinal blood flow in patients undergoing large bowel resection?
Epidural bupivacaine significantly increases intestinal blood flow during colorectal surgery, which may aid in bowel function restoration.
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May support epidural use for bowel perfusion; hypothesis-generating, requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Johansson et al. (1988) studied this question.
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