Local anaesthetic adjuvants: Neuraxial versus peripheral nerve block

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 649-654

  Axelsson, Kjell ^a   Gupta, Anil ^a,b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adjuvants; Anaesthesia; Drugs; Neuraxial block; Opioids; Peripheral nerve block; Regional anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA 2 RECEPTOR AGONIST; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; BUPRENORPHINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; CLONIDINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NEOSTIGMINE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; OPIATE AGONIST; PLACEBO; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; TETRACAINE; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARM; BRADYCARDIA; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LEG; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK;

EID: 70349159150     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32832ee847     Document Type: Review

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