title: [The effects of postoperative continuous epidural analgesia on the early recovery from gastrectomy].
abstract: After gastrectomy, 103 patients were investigated concerning the effects of postoperative continuous epidural analgesia on the postoperative complications and early recovery. Sixty-seven patients who received epidural analgesia after the operation (group E) were able to sit on the bed, stand on the floor and walk themselves significantly earlier than 36 patients who were given analgesics intramuscularly or transrectally (group C). The incidence of postoperative complications was significantly less in the patients of group E than those of group C. These results show that postoperative continuous epidural analgesia decreases the incidence of postoperative complication and supports the early recovery from the operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Shinonoi General Hospital, Nagano.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otagiri
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohfusa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Asaki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D013488:Suppositories
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D013488:Suppositories