A prospective randomized comparison of ultrasound guidance versus neurostimulation for interscalene catheter placement

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 590-594

  Fredrickson, Michael J ^a,b   Ball, Craig M ^a   Dalgleish, Adam J ^c  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; CEFAZOLIN; DICLOFENAC; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; OMEPRAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG USE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER SURGERY;

AMIDES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAMADOL; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 69049096730     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181ada622     Document Type: Article

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