Continuous peripheral nerve blockade as postoperative analgesia for open treatment of calcaneal fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 148-155

  Hunt, Kenneth J ^a   Higgins, Thomas F ^a   Carlston, Cory V ^a   Swenson, Jeffrey R ^a,b   McEachern, J Edward ^a   Beals, Timothy C ^a  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcaneus fracture; Cost analysis; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OPEN REDUCTION; OPERATION DURATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANTIEMETICS; CALCANEUS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POPLITEAL VEIN; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649155317     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181bfc9f7     Document Type: Article

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