Does clonidine 50 μg improve cervical plexus block obtained with ropivacaine 150 mg for carotid endarterectomy? A randomized, double-blinded study

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 585-588

  Danelli, Giorgio ^a   Nuzzi, M ^a   Salcuni, P F ^a   Caberti, L ^a   Berti, M ^a   Rossini, E ^a   Casati, A ^a   Fanelli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Carotid endarterectomy; Regional; Superficial cervical plexus block; Surgery; Vascular

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; FENTANYL; KETOPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL; AMIDE; ANALGESIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMIDES; ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CLONIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845440666     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.03.016     Document Type: Article

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