Wound infiltration with bupivacaine after surgery to the cervical spine using a posterior approach

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-88

  Pobereskin, L H ^a   Sneyd, J R ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional, paravertebral; Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Surgery spinal

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE SURGERY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0033986942     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bja.a013387     Document Type: Article

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