Managing post laparotomy pain in a contingency setting: the utility of rectus sheath catheters

Affiliations

¹ Anaesthetics, Kings College Hospital, London, UK.
² Anaesthetics and Critical Care, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley, UK.
³ Anaesthetics, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley, UK.

William Buxton et al. J R Army Med Corps. 2018 Aug.

. 2018 Aug;164(4):281-282.

doi: 10.1136/jramc-2017-000808. Epub 2017 Oct 9.

¹ Anaesthetics, Kings College Hospital, London, UK.
² Anaesthetics and Critical Care, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley, UK.
³ Anaesthetics, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: laparotomy; pain management; rectus sheath catheters.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Surgeon-inserted rectus sheath catheters provide effective postlaparotomy analgesia.
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