Continuous sciatic nerve infusion: Expanded case report describing a new approach

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 496-501

  Sutherland, I D B ^a,b  

^a Mona Vale Hospital   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infusions; Local anesthetics; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FOOT SURGERY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFUSION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NAUSEA; NERVE STIMULATION; NEURALGIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; URINE RETENTION;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; FOOT; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0031716623     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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