title: Nursing care of the postoperative patient receiving epidural analgesia.
abstract: Postoperative pain management has evolved to include the use of epidural analgesia. This article provides an overview of the nursing management of patients receiving this method of analgesia.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Keeney
mesh_terms: D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011182:Postoperative Care