Our study discloses important issues regarding the use of intravenous and epidural analgesia and postoperative patient monitoring in Greek hospitals. Implementation of acute pain services that are satisfying the quality criteria may help to improve patient care.
Propofol-based general anaesthesia compared to thiopental-sevoflurane-based anaesthesia reduces the incidence and severity of pruritus induced by a single injection of 3 mg epidural morphine with ropivacaine.
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