Femoral nerve block with ropivacaine or bupivacaine in day case anterior crucial ligament reconstruction

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 414-420

  Wulf, H ^a   Lowe J ^b   Gnutzmann, K H ^c   Steinfeldt, T ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^c Department of Anesthesia   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; PLACEBO; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PARALYSIS; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BUPIVACAINE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; KNEE; LARYNGEAL MASKS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREMEDICATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77649213117     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02200.x     Document Type: Article

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