Continuous tunnelled femoral nerve block for palliative care of a patient with metastatic osteosarcoma

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 563-565

  Pacenta, H L ^a,b   Kaddoum, R N ^a   Pereiras, L A ^a   Chidiac, E J ^a,c   Burgoyne, L L ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Continuous femoral nerve block; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CLONIDINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; HYDROMORPHONE; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; NAPROXEN; ROPIVACAINE;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PAIN; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; NERVE BLOCK; OSTEOSARCOMA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

EID: 77952991778     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1003800324     Document Type: Article

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