An evaluation of the epidural catheter position by epidural nerve stimulation in conjunction with continuous epidural analgesia in adult surgical patients

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 351-358

  Förster, Johannes G ^a   Niemi, Tomi T ^a   Salmenperä, Markku T ^a   Ikonen, Saana ^a   Rosenberg, Per H ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; FENTANYL; IOHEXOL; IOVERSOL; LIDOCAINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRAMADOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL NERVE STIMULATION; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL NERVE; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORACOTOMY; THORAX; VERTEBRAL CANAL; ABDOMEN; CATHETERIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFUSION; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SENSATION; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 58749094462     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e31818d0392     Document Type: Article

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