Regional anesthesia procedures for ambulatory knee surgery: Effects on in-hospital outcomes

International Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 153-160

  Williams, Brian A ^a   Matusic, Bryan ^a   Kentor, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; DESFLURANE; DEXAMETHASONE; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE;

ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPIOID INDUCED EMESIS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; HUMANS; KNEE; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 22544486016     PISSN: 00205907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aia.0000166332.15886.f5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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