Ultrasonography and stimulating perineural catheters for nerve blocks: A review of the evidence

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 447-457

  Tran, De Q H ^a   Muñoz, Loreto ^a   Russo, Gianluca ^a   Finlayson, Roderick J ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; CLONIDINE; FENTANYL; KETOROLAC; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PIRITRAMIDE; PRILOCAINE; PROPACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; ROFECOXIB; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; THIAMAZOLE; TRAMADOL;

AXIAL BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCKING; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG INFUSION; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMORAL BLOCK; FEMORAL NERVE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERSCALENE BLOCK; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PERONEUS NERVE; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SCIATIC BLOCK; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STIMULATING PERINEURAL CATHETER; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 47149114196     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03016312     Document Type: Review

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