Role of Regional Anesthesia in the Ambulatory Environment

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 251-266

  Jacob, Adam K ^a   Walsh, Michael T ^a   Dilger, John A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory; Nerve block; Outpatient; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CELECOXIB; CHLOROPROCAINE; COCAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; BREAST SURGERY; CHONDROLYSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL SURGERY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HIP ARTHROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SHOULDER SURGERY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 77952182127     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2010.02.009     Document Type: Review

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