Various possible positions of conventional catheters around the femoral nerve revealed by neurostimulation

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 285-289

  Pham Dang, Charles ^a,c   Difalco, Christel ^a   Guilley, Jeŕôme ^b   Venet, Gui Ilaume ^b   Hauet, Philippe ^a   Lejus, Corinne ^a  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Anestheśie Reánimation Chirurgicale ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; MALE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SARTORIUS MUSCLE; SCIATIC NERVE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHROSCOPY; CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE BLOCK; PATELLA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 70350156475     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181ac9b21     Document Type: Article

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