Ultrasound-guided interscalene block for postthoracotomy ipsilateral shoulder pain

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 546-548

  Keith, Carmen ^a   Arora, Harendra ^a,b   Kumar, Priya A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, regional; Shoulder pain, postoperative; Thoracotomy, complications; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; KETOROLAC;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTUBATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THERAPY EFFECT; THORACOTOMY;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SHOULDER PAIN; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 56449120829     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.05.020     Document Type: Article

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