Tourniquet inflation during arthroscopic knee ligament surgery does not increase postoperative pain

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 925-929

  Hooper, Jon ^a   Rosaeg, Ola P ^a   Krepski, Barbara ^a   Johnson, Donald H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOURNIQUET;

EID: 0032716345     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03013125     Document Type: Article

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