Preliminary experience with a novel ultrasound-guided supraclavicular perineural catheter insertion technique for perioperative analgesia of the upper extremity

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1481-1485

  Heil, Justin W ^a   Ilfeld, Brian M ^a   Loland, Vanessa J ^a   Mariano, Edward R ^a  

^a University of California at San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous peripheral nerve block; Patient controlled regional analgesia; Perineural catheter; Perineural infusion; Ultrasound guided supraclavicular block

Indexed keywords

SURGERY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

AMBULATORY PATIENTS; CATHETER PLACEMENT; PATIENT-CONTROLLED REGIONAL ANALGESIA; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POST-OPERATIVE DAYS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPRACLAVICULAR; ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE;

CATHETERS;

AMIDE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARM; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CATHETERIZATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMIDES; ANALGESIA; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958156149     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2010.29.10.1481     Document Type: Article

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