Analgesic effectiveness of a continuous versus single-injection interscalene block for minor arthroscopic shoulder surgery

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-33

  Fredrickson, Michel J ^a,b   Ball, Craig M ^a   Dalgleish, Adam J ^c  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLAVICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HAND PARESTHESIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERSCALENE NERVE BLOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RATING SCALE; SHOULDER SURGERY; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHROSCOPY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SHOULDER; TRAMADOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74549179622     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181c771bd     Document Type: Article

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