The use of a local anesthetic foot block in patients undergoing outpatient bony forefoot surgery: A prospective randomized controlled trial

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 24-29

  Clough, Timothy M ^a,c   Sandher, Dilraj ^a   Bale, R Stephen ^b   Laurence, A Stephen ^b  

^a ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Preston Acute Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foot block; Foot surgery; General anesthesia; Local anesthesia; Outpatient

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; COCODAMOL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOOT SURGERY; FOREFOOT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0037272874     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jfas.2003.49999     Document Type: Article

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