A randomized, controlled trial comparing local infiltration analgesia with epidural infusion for total knee arthroplasty

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 606-610

  Andersen, Karen V ^a   Bak, Marie ^a   Christensen, Birgitte V ^b   Harazuk, Jørgen ^b   Pedersen, Niels A ^b   Søballe, Kjeld ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c H LUNDBECK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE; AMIDE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SAMPLE SIZE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KETOROLAC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957912345     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2010.519165     Document Type: Article

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