Adjuncts to local anesthetics in peripheral nerve blockade

International Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 59-70

  Thornton, Patrick C ^a   Grant, Stuart A ^b   Breslin, Dara S ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; BUPRENORPHINE; CLONIDINE; DEXAMETHASONE; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MAGNESIUM; MEPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; TRAMADOL;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYNCOPE; VOMITING;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77958001576     PISSN: 00205907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AIA.0b013e3181f89af1     Document Type: Review

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