Postoperative analgesia following total knee arthroplasty a study comparing spinal anesthesia and combined sciatic femoral 3-in-1 block

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 142-146

  Allen, J G ^a   Denny, N M ^a   Oakman, N ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Combined sciatic femoral 3 in l block; Nerve stimulator; Postoperative analgesia; Spinal anesthetic block; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; MORPHINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORPHINE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0031840714     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115550-199823020-00005     Document Type: Article

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