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From: Combination of thoracic epidural analgesia with patient-controlled intravenous analgesia versus traditional thoracic epidural analgesia for postoperative analgesia and early recovery of laparotomy: a prospective single-centre, randomized controlled trial

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The CONSORT Flow Diagram In TEA/PCIA group, three patients failed to receive an epidural puncture, four patients withdraw from the research due to postoperative abdominal infection and haemorrhage. In TEA group, five patients failed to receive an epidural puncture, three were transferred to the ICU due to surgery complications, and one patient withdrew due to the changes in surgical protocols. TEA, thoracic epidural analgesia; PCIA, patient-controlled intravenous analgesia; ICU, intensive care unit

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