A prospective trial of local versus general anaesthesia for arthroscopic surgery of the knee

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 345-348

  Williams, C R P ^a,b   Thomas, N P ^a  

^a NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Knee; Local anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ARTHROSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030846662     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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