TY - BOOK AU - Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim Hasanin AU - Hanan Mahmoud Kamal , AU - Hisham Salah Khedr , AU - Maged Salah Abdullah , TI - Thoracic epidural anesthesia and promotion of gastrointestinal recovery after colorectal surgery / PY - 2011/// CY - Cairo : PB - Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim Hasanin , KW - Bowel function KW - Colorectal surgery KW - Epidural anesthesia N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Anaesthesia; Issued also as CD N2 - Postoperative ileus is a common complication of colorectal resection, it leads to higher morbidity and mortality, higher cost, and prolonged hospital stay. 2 groups of patients scheduled for colorectal resection; first group received combined general and epidural anesthesia with postoperative epidural analgesia, the second group received general anesthesia with postoperative patient controlled analgesia UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -