A randomized, observer-blinded determination of the median effective volume of local anesthetic required to anesthetize the sciatic nerve in the popliteal fossa for stimulating and nonstimulating perineural catheters

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 290-295

  Paqueron, Xavier ^a   Narchi, Patrick ^a   Mazoit, Jean Xavier ^b   Singelyn, Franc̊ois ^a   Beńichou, Alain ^a   Macaire, Philippe ^a  

^a Centre Clinical   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL; MEPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; HALLUX VALGUS; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PERINEURAL CATHETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; HALLUX VALGUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 70350152415     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181ac9be1     Document Type: Article

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