Epidural analgesia compared with peripheral nerve blockade after major knee surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-164

  Fowler, S J ^a   Symons, J ^a   Sabato, S ^a   Myles, P S ^a,b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, epidural; Anaesthetic techniques, regional; Anaesthetic techniques, regional, knee; Complications; Surgery, orthopaedic

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PIRITRAMIDE; PROPACETAMOL; ROFECOXIB; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE SURGERY; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; RISK; SCIATIC NERVE; SEDATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; KNEE JOINT; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 38949125202     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem373     Document Type: Review

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