Effect of mandibular nerve block on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing oropharyngeal carcinoma surgery under general anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 708-712

  Plantevin, F ^a   Pascal, J ^a   Morel, J ^a   Roussier, M ^a   Charier, D ^a   Prades, J M ^a   Auboyer, C ^a   Molliex, S ^a  

^a SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Analgesia, postoperative; Nerve, trigeminal; Surgery, otolaryngological

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NEFOPAM; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PRILOCAINE; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OROPHARYNX TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NERVE BLOCK; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHARYNGECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38449101123     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem242     Document Type: Article

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