Continuous popliteal sciatic nerve block for postoperative pain control at home: A randomized, double-blinded, placeb-controlled study

Anesthesiology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 959-965

  Ilfeld, Brian M ^a   Morey, Timothy E ^a   Wang, R Doris ^b   Enneking, F Kayser ^a,c  

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

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BICARBONATE; CLONIDINE; MEPIVACAINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE PORT SYSTEM; INFUSION PUMP; LEG; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; TABLET;

EID: 0036790190     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200210000-00031     Document Type: Article

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