title: Putting the patient first.
authors.affiliation: Departments of *Anesthesiology and †Surgery, Harvard Medical School ‡Brigham and Women's Hospital; Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Kamen V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Vlassakov
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zinner
mesh_terms: D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic