Popliteal sciatic nerve blocks after foot and ankle surgery: An adjunct to postoperative analgesia

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 338-341

  Mendicino, Robert W ^a   Statler, Trenton K ^a   Catanzariti, Alan R ^a  

^a WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; FOOT SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; ILEUS; KIDNEY DISEASE; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCIATIC NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0036751250     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(02)80055-2     Document Type: Article

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