Addition of femoral 3-in-1 blockade to intra-articular ropivacaine 0.2% does not reduce analgesic requirements following arthroscopic knee surgery

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 741-747

  Schwarz, Stephan K W ^a   Franciosi, Luigi G ^a   Ries, Craig R ^a   Regan, William D ^a   Davidson, Ross G ^a   Nevin, Krista ^b   Escobedo, Sergio ^b   MacLeod, Bernard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Astra Pharma Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NAUSEA; ORTHOSTATIC HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCORING SYSTEM; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

EID: 0032872488     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03013909     Document Type: Article

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