Systematic review of spinal anaesthesia using bupivacaine for ambulatory knee arthroscopy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-315

  Nair, G S ^a   Abrishami, A ^a   Lermitte, J ^a   Chung, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional, knee; Anaesthetic techniques, subarachnoid; Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Surgery, orthopaedic

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; NAUSEA; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 60249101618     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen389     Document Type: Review

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