Randomized study assessing the accuracy of cervical facet joint nerve (medial branch) blocks using different injectate volumes

Anesthesiology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 144-152

  Cohen, Steven P ^a   Strassels, Scott A ^b   Kurihara, Connie ^c   Forsythe, Akara ^d   Buckenmaier, Chester C ^e   McLean, Brian ^e   Riedy, Gerard ^f   Seltzer, Sharon ^f  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Pain Management Center

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Department of Anesthesiology ^*

^f WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; IOPAMIDOL; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NECK PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 74049148075     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c38a82     Document Type: Article

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