Sciatic nerve blockade improves early postoperative analgesia after open repair of calcaneus fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 197-201

  Cooper, Jeremy O ^a,b   Benirschke, S ^a   Sangeorzan, B ^a   Bernards, C ^a   Edwards, W ^a  

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

^b GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anesthetic local; Bupivacaine; Calcaneus; Morphine; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CODEINE; HYDROMORPHONE; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OPEN REDUCTION; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOVERY ROOM; SCIATIC NERVE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CALCANEUS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCIATIC NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342447381     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200404000-00001     Document Type: Article

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