The analgesic effect of interscalene block using clonidine as an analgesic for shoulder arthroscopy

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 260-262

  Iskandar, Henri ^a   Benard, Antoine ^b   Ruel Raymond, Joelle ^a   Cochard, Gyslaine ^a   Manaud, Bertrand ^a  

^a Clinique du sport de Bordeaux Merignac   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CLONIDINE; NALBUPHINE; ROPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER; TIME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHROSCOPY; CLONIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NALBUPHINE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; SHOULDER;

EID: 0037221983     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200301000-00052     Document Type: Article

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