Patient-controlled interscalene analgesia with ropivacaine after major shoulder surgery: PCIA vs PCA

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 603-605

  Borgeat, Alain ^a   Tewes, Eva ^a   Biasca, Nicola ^b   Gerber, Christian ^b  

^a Department of Anaesthesiology ^*  (Switzerland)

^b BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics local; Analgesia; Analgesics opioid; Nicomorphine; Orthopaedic; Patient controlled; Ropivacaine; Surgery

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NICOMORPHINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER;

EID: 0031695645     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.4.603     Document Type: Article

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