Analgesic effect of interscalene block using low-dose bupivacaine for outpatient arthroscopic shoulder surgery

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 469-473

  Al Kaisy, A ^a   McGuire, G ^a   Chan, V W S ^a,b   Bruin, G ^a   Peng, P ^a   Miniaci, A ^a   Perlas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Interscalene brachial plexus block; Outpatient shoulder arthroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANALGESIA; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER;

EID: 0031690912     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115550-199823050-00007     Document Type: Article

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