Suprascapular nerve block for postoperative pain relief in arthroscopic shoulder surgery: A new modality?

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1306-1312

  Ritchie, Ewan D ^a   Tong, Doris ^a   Chung, Frances ^a,b   Norris, Andrew M ^a   Miniaci, Anthony ^a   Vairavanathan, Santhira D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL PERFUSION; SAFETY; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ARTHROPLASTY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PLACEBOS; SCAPULA; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 0030927920     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199706000-00024     Document Type: Article

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