Regional analgesia in the critically ill

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1400-1407

  Schulz Stübner, Sebastian ^a   Boezaart, André ^a,b,c   Hata, J Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b Arrow International   (United Kingdom)

^c Stryker Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Nerve blocks; Pain management; Regional analgesia; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE;

ANALGESIA; ARM; BLOOD CLOTTING; BOLUS INJECTION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CELIAC PLEXUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COOPERATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DELIRIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DRUG MEGADOSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; LEG; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROTOXICITY; NURSING; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENOUS RETURN; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; WOUND HEALING;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK;

EID: 20444444715     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000165843.39713.AE     Document Type: Review

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