Research Article

Fast Track Liver Resection: The Effect of a Comprehensive Care Package and Analgesia with Single Dose Intrathecal Morphine with Gabapentin or Continuous Epidural Analgesia

Table 6

Summary of postoperative complications.

Intrathecal morphine ( )Epidural analgesia ( )

Patients with complications8 (16%)11 (22%).59
Biloma1 (2%)1 (2%).89
Hepatic insufficiency2 (4%)3 (6%).88
Wound infection3 (6%)4 (8%).73
Pleural effusion1 (2%)2 (4%).78
Pneumonia1 (2%)
Urinary tract infection1 (2%)