Interscalene perineural catheter placement using an ultrasound-guided posterior approach

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-63

  Mariano, Edward R ^a,b   Loland, Vanessa J ^a   Ilfeld, Brian M ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous peripheral nerve block; Patient controlled regional analgesia; Perineural catheter; Perineural local anesthetic infusion; Ultrasound guided regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; FENTANYL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DELTOID MUSCLE; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEEDLE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

AMIDES; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHROPLASTY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 60749101593     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181933af7     Document Type: Article

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