Analgesia before performing a spinal block in the sitting position in patients with femoral shaft fracture: A comparison between femoral nerve block and intravenous fentanyl

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1221-1224

  Sia, Salvatore ^a,b   Pelusio, Francesco ^a   Barbagli, Remo ^a   Rivituso, Calogero ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SITTING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMORAL NERVE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTURE;

EID: 4644254107     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000134812.00471.44     Document Type: Article

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