Plain articaine or prilocaine for spinal anaesthesia in day-case knee arthroscopy: A double-blind randomized trial

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-263

  Hendriks, M P ^a   De Weert, C J M ^a   Snoeck, M M J ^a   Hu, H P ^a   Pluim, M A L ^a   Gielen, M J M ^b  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, subarachnoid; Anaesthetics local, articaine; Anaesthetics local, prilocaine; Surgery, day case

Indexed keywords

ARTICAINE; EPHEDRINE; LIDOCAINE; PRILOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PAIN; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 58449112704     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen357     Document Type: Article

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