Does regional anesthesia improve outcome after total knee arthroplasty?

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 467, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2379-2402

  MacFarlane, Alan J R ^a   Arun Prasad, Govindarajulu ^a   Chan, Vincent W S ^a   Brull, Richard ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG USE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANALGESIA; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 69249209966     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0666-9     Document Type: Review

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