Epidural anesthesia improves pancreatic perfusion and decreases the severity of acute pancreatitis

Sadowski Veuthey, Mercedes Samira Doris; Andres, Axel; Morel, Philippe; Schiffer, Eduardo; Frossard, Jean-Louis; Platon, Alexandra; Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois; Buehler, Leo Hans

doi:10.3748/wjg.v21.i43.12448

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English

Epidural anesthesia improves pancreatic perfusion and decreases the severity of acute pancreatitis

ContributorsSadowski Veuthey, Mercedes Samira Doris; Andres, Axel; Morel, Philippe; Schiffer, Eduardo

; Frossard, Jean-Louis; Platon, Alexandra; Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois; Buehler, Leo Hans

Published inWorld journal of gastroenterology, vol. 21, no. 43, p. 12448-12456

Publication date2015

Abstract

To study the safety of epidural anesthesia (EA), its effect on pancreatic perfusion and the outcome of patients with acute pancreatitis (AP).

Keywords

Abdominal Pain/diagnosis/drug therapy/etiology
Acute Disease
Aged
Analgesia, Patient-Controlled
Analgesics, Opioid/administration & dosage/adverse effects
Anesthesia, Epidural/adverse effects
Anesthetics, Local/administration & dosage/adverse effects
Bupivacaine/administration & dosage/adverse effects
Drug Combinations
Female
Fentanyl/administration & dosage/adverse effects
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Multidetector Computed Tomography
Necrosis
Pain Measurement
Pancreas/blood supply/drug effects/radiography
Pancreatitis/complications/diagnosis/drug therapy
Perfusion Imaging/methods
Pilot Projects
Recovery of Function
Regional Blood Flow
Severity of Illness Index
Switzerland
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome

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SADOWSKI VEUTHEY, Mercedes Samira Doris et al. Epidural anesthesia improves pancreatic perfusion and decreases the severity of acute pancreatitis. In: World journal of gastroenterology, 2015, vol. 21, n° 43, p. 12448–12456. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i43.12448