Effect of scalp block on postoperative pain relief in craniotomy patients

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 224-227

  Bala, I ^a   Gupta, B ^a   Vhardwaj, N ^a   Ghai, Babita ^a   Khosla, V K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Postoperative analgesia; Scalp block; Supratentorial craniotomy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; THIOPENTAL; TRAMADOL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; RATING SCALE; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 33645787545     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0603400203     Document Type: Article

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