Patient comfort during regional anesthesia

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-74

  Hu, Philip ^a   Harmon, Dominic ^b   Frizelle, Henry ^c  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Patient comfort; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SEDATION; STRESS; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL STRESS;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33847129286     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.02.016     Document Type: Review

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