Comparative study between the analgesic efficacies of nerve stimulator-guided 3-in-1 block, ultrasonographic-guided 3-in-1 block and posterior approach lumbar plexus block following total hip arthroplasty

Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-44

  Ali, Ali Mohammad ^a,b   Tahoun, Hisham M ^a,b   Ahmed, Ashraf A ^a,b   Hussein, Khalid H ^a,b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Al Mouwasat Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Hip arthroplasty; Lumbar plexus block; Postoperative analgesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; TENOXICAM;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; OBTURATOR NERVE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0242363100     PISSN: 11101849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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