The Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Postoperative Pain Therapy in Carotid Artery Surgery. A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-54

  Messner, M ^a   Albrecht, S ^a   Lang, W ^a   Sittl, R ^a   Dinkel, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Abteilung Kardiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid artery surgery; pain therapy; superficial cervical plexus block

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CLORAZEPATE; ETOMIDATE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PLACEBO; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOVERY ROOM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CERVICAL PLEXUS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845252505     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.06.024     Document Type: Article

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