Prospective, randomized comparison of deep or superficial cervical plexus block for carotid endarterectomy surgery

Anesthesiology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 907-912

  Stoneham, Mark D ^a   Doyle, Anthony R ^b   Knighton, John D ^b   Dorje, Pema ^b   Stanley, James C ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analgesia; Postoperative; Regional anesthetic techniques; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CERVICAL PLEXUS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031657771     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199810000-00015     Document Type: Article

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