Comparison of economical aspects of interscalene brachial plexus blockade and general anaesthesia for arthroscopic shoulder surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 428-433

  Gonano, C ^a   Kettner, S C ^a   Ernstbrunner, M ^a   Schebesta, K ^a   Chiari, A ^a   Marhofer, P ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, general; Anaesthetic techniques, regional, brachial plexus; Economics, medical; Efficiency, organizational

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; ETILEFRINE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PIRITRAMIDE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; SHOULDER SURGERY;

EID: 69049093910     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep173     Document Type: Article

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