Comparison of analgesic efficacy between bilateral superficial and combined (superficial and deep) cervical plexus block administered before thyroid surgery

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1043-1047

  Suh, Young Jin ^a   Kim, Yong Shin ^a   In, Jank Hyeok ^a   Joo, Jin Deok ^a   Jeon, Yeon Soo ^a   Kim, Hyong Keon ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Combined superficial and deep cervical plexus block; Headache; Incision pain; Posterior neck pain; Superficial cervical plexus block

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; AMIDE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BILATERAL SUPERFICIAL CERVICAL PLEXUS BLOCK; COMBINED SUPERFICIAL AND DEEP CERVICAL PLEXUS BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCISION PAIN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NECK PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; THYROIDECTOMY; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMIDES; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CERVICAL PLEXUS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PIPERIDINES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROPOFOL; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77449137689     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32832d6913     Document Type: Article

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