Intravenous Lidocaine Is as Effective as Epidural Bupivacaine in Reducing Ileus Duration, Hospital Stay, and Pain After Open Colon Resection: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Brian R. Swenson; Antje Gottschalk; Lynda T. Wells; John C. Rowlingson; Peter W. Thompson; Margaret Barclay; Robert G. Sawyer; Charles M. Friel; Eugene Foley; Marcel E. Durieux

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Intravenous Lidocaine Is as Effective as Epidural Bupivacaine in Reducing Ileus Duration, Hospital Stay, and Pain After Open Colon Resection: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Brian R. Swenson From the Departments of *Surgery and PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Antje Gottschalk Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System; PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lynda T. Wells Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System; PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John C. Rowlingson Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System; PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Peter W. Thompson School of Medicine, University of Virginia; and PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Margaret Barclay From the Departments of *Surgery and PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Robert G. Sawyer From the Departments of *Surgery andDepartment of Health Evaluation Sciences, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA. PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Charles M. Friel From the Departments of *Surgery and PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Eugene Foley From the Departments of *Surgery and PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marcel E. Durieux Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System; PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Address correspondence to: Marcel E. Durieux, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, PO Box 800710, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0710 (e-mail: durieux{at}virginia.edu).

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Swenson BR, Gottschalk A, Wells LT, et al

Intravenous Lidocaine Is as Effective as Epidural Bupivacaine in Reducing Ileus Duration, Hospital Stay, and Pain After Open Colon Resection: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2010;35:370-376.

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First published June 1, 2010.

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February 27, 2019

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