Papers of the Week

The use of epidural analgesia after major surgery is a well-established analgesia method. Epidural analgesia for postoperative pain relief needs to be monitored regularly in order to evaluate patient satisfaction and avoid side effects. However, due to the new available regional techniques, the role of epidural analgesia is being questioned and data about patient satisfaction is lacking. The current study was designed to evaluate patient satisfaction with epidural analgesia, its efficacy and reasons for premature termination of epidural analgesia.