Femoral nerve block and ketorolac in patients undergoing anterior cruelate ligament reconstruction

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 919-924

  Peng, Philip ^a,c   Claxton, Andrew ^b   Chung, Frances ^a   Chan, Vincent ^a   Miniaci, Anthony ^a   Krishnathas, Ananthan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032692491     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03013124     Document Type: Article

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