Evaluation of an insulated Tuohy needle system for the placement of interscalene brachial plexus catheters

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 554-557

  Denny, Nick M ^a   Barber, N ^c   Sildown, D J ^b  

^a Department of Anaesthesia ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: conduction; Analgesia: patient controlled; Brachial plexus; Shoulder; Surgery: orthopaedic

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INJECTION; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; NEEDLE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; SHOULDER; SHOULDER INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 0038542812     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03184.x     Document Type: Article

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