Continuous peripheral nerve blocks in acute pain management

European Journal of Pain Supplements

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 239-244

  Mariano, Edward R ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pain management; Continuous peripheral nerve block; Patient controlled regional anesthesia; Perineural infusion; Postoperative analgesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; ELASTOMER; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTAMINATION; FEMORAL NERVE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERINEURIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SCIATIC NERVE; SURGICAL PATIENT; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 78149359012     PISSN: 17543207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujps.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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