An observational study of combined continuous lumbar plexus and single-shot sciatic nerve blocks for post-knee surgery analgesia

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 287-291

  Mansour, N Y ^a   Bennetts, F E ^a  

^a Nagashee   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cruciate ligament reconstruction; Emesis; Inguinal paravascular (three in one) block; Pain control; Parasacral sciatic nerve block; Sedation; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SEDATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0029832008     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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