Fentanyl does not improve the nerve block characteristics of axillary brachial plexus anaesthesia performed with ropivacaine

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 590-594

  Fanelli, G ^a   Casati, A ^a,b   Magistris, L ^a   Berti, M ^a   Albertin M Scarioni, A ^a   Torri, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analgesic: fentanyl; Anesthesia, regional: axillary brachial plexus block; Anesthetic, local: ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMIDES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE BLOCK; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035005872     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2001.045005590.x     Document Type: Article

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