A 6-MONTH AUDIT OF EPIDURAL ANALGESIA IN A TEACHING HOSPITAL

A 6-month audit of epidural analgesia in a teaching hospital

Introduction: Major laparotomies generally herald high pain scores postoperatively and have high intraoperative hemodynamic shifts.Traditional analgesic regimens with intravenous opioids were supplanted with the superior Outdoor Daybed epidural analgesia (EA) in the mid-1980s.This was based on the perception that EA provided highly effective postop

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Seasonal and circadian rhythms of clerodane diterpenes and glycosylated flavonoids in two varieties of Casearia sylvestris Sw. (Salicaceae)

Casearia sylvestris Sw.(Salicaceae) is noted for its morphological and chemical plasticity and pharmacological properties.The present study investigates two of its varieties: C.sylvestris var.sylvestris, predominant in dense and humid forests and ecotones and characterized by clerodane diterpenes; and C.sylvestris var.lingua, mainly found in xeric

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