Continuous infraclavicular brachial plexus block for postoperative pain control at home: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study

Anesthesiology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1297-1304

  Ilfeld, Brian M ^a   Morey, Timothy E ^a   Enneking, F Kayser ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CLONIDINE; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; MALE; NAUSEA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036266635     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200206000-00006     Document Type: Article

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