Clonidine as an adjuvant to local anesthetics for peripheral nerve and plexus blocks: A meta-analysis of randomized trials

Anesthesiology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 406-415

  Pöpping, Daniel M ^a   Elia, Nadia ^b,c   Marret, Emmanuel ^b,d   Wenk, Manuel ^a   Tramèr, Martin R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BICARBONATE; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; PLACEBO; PRILOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUFENTANIL; TRAMADOL;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FAINTNESS; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NERVE BLOCK; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCIATIC NERVE; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYNCOPE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 68249144449     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181aae897     Document Type: Review

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