Future of regional anaesthesia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 913-918

  Rosenberg, Per H ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Epidural analgesia; Local anaesthetics; Major surgery; Nerve blocks; Regional anaesthesia; Regional anesthetic techniques; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ARTICAINE; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; DEXAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ANESTHESIST; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CATHETER; CHRONIC PAIN; DOG; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EYE SURGERY; FEMORAL NERVE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INTRAVENOUS REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEEDLE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; ULTRASOUND;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 23044434055     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2005.00774.x     Document Type: Review

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