Ambulatory continuous femoral nerve blocks decrease time to discharge readiness after tricompartment total knee arthroplasty: A randomized, triple-masked, placebo-controlled study

Anesthesiology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 703-713

  Ilfeld, Brian M ^a   Le, Linda T ^c   Meyer, R Scott ^b   Mariano, Edward R ^a   Vandenborne, Krista ^d   Duncan, Pamela W ^d   Sessler, Daniel I ^f   Enneking, F Kayser ^d   Shuster, Jonathan J ^d   Theriaque, Douglas W ^d   Berry, Linda F ^d   Spadoni, Eugene H ^d   Gearen, Peter F ^e  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CELECOXIB; FENTANYL; MORPHINE SULFATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 41149157344     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e318167af46     Document Type: Article

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