Perioperative interscalene blockade: An overview of its history and current clinical use

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 546-556

  Long, Timothy R ^a   Wass, C Thomas ^a   Burkle, Christopher M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Anesthetic technique; Brachial plexus block; Interscalene brachial plexus block; Local; Regional

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BICARBONATE; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; COCAINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; LIDOCAINE; MEPIVACAINE; MICROSPHERE; ROPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

BIODEGRADABILITY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; BRAIN TOXICITY; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; NEEDLE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE PARALYSIS; NERVE STIMULATION; NEURITIS; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; LOCAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PERIOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0036861213     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(02)00408-7     Document Type: Article

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