The routine included inpatient rehabilitation.
Inclusion criteria were age over 18 years, being
able to understand and actively participate in the
integrated programme. Fifteen patients did not
fulfil these criteria, since they underwent early surgery.
Therefore, 73 patients were included and randomized
after informed consent 6–8 weeks before
scheduled operation. The exclusion criteria were
contraindications to surgery in general as well as
specific criteria to this study. They include contraindications
to the use of epidural catheter, allergy
to paracetamol, opiates or analgesics for regional
anaesthesia, liver disease, nephropathy or pregnancy.
In six of the 73 patients there was no indication of
surgery at the time of the planned procedure; one of
these six patients cancelled the operation because
the pain resolved. Three other patients underwent
surgery at another hospital, and 4 withdrew their
informed consent
The routine included inpatient rehabilitation.
Inclusion criteria were age over 18 years, being
able to understand and actively participate in the
integrated programme. Fifteen patients did not
fulfil these criteria, since they underwent early surgery.
Therefore, 73 patients were included and randomized
after informed consent 6–8 weeks before
scheduled operation. The exclusion criteria were
contraindications to surgery in general as well as
specific criteria to this study. They include contraindications
to the use of epidural catheter, allergy
to paracetamol, opiates or analgesics for regional
anaesthesia, liver disease, nephropathy or pregnancy.
In six of the 73 patients there was no indication of
surgery at the time of the planned procedure; one of
these six patients cancelled the operation because
the pain resolved. Three other patients underwent
surgery at another hospital, and 4 withdrew their
informed consent
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