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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Epidural analgesia for hepatopancreatobiliary operations and postoperative urinary tract infections: an unrecognized association of “best-practices” and adverse outcomes.

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2020 May 12


HPB (Oxford)


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32414659?dopt=Abstract

Epidural analgesia for hepatopancreatobiliary operations and postoperative urinary tract infections: an unrecognized association of “best-practices” and adverse outcomes.

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Epidural analgesia for hepatopancreatobiliary operations and postoperative urinary tract infections: an unrecognized association of "best-practices" and adverse outcomes.
Patel S, Suz P, Powers BD, Anaya DA
HPB (Oxford). 2020 May 12.
PMID: 32414659.

Abstract

Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) is considered "best-practices" for pain-control following HPB operations. It is unknown if TEA increases the risk of UTI. We sought to examine the association of TEA and UTI following HPB operations.
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