Is there a place for interscalene block performed after induction of general anaesthesia?

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-110

  Bogdanov, Alex ^a   Loveland, R ^b  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WEXHAM PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, conduction, nerve block, interscalene, complications, technique; Analgesia, postoperative; Arthroscopic surgery, shoulder; Intraoperative complications

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERSCALENE BLOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SHOULDER;

AMIDES; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHROSCOPY; BUPIVACAINE; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER;

EID: 16844372827     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021505000207     Document Type: Article

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