Randomized double-blind comparison of duration of anesthesia among three commonly used agents in digital nerve block

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 429-432

  Thomson, Christopher J ^b   Lalonde, Donald H ^a  

^a SAINT JOHN REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NORMAL HUMAN; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOLUNTEER;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746723633     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000227632.43606.12     Document Type: Article

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