Regional analgesia in Italy: A survey of current practice

European Journal of Pain Supplements

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 219-225

  Allegri, Massimo ^a   Niebel, Thekla ^a,b   Bugada, Dario ^a   Coluzzi, Flaminia ^c   Baciarello, Marco ^d   Berti, Marco ^d   Tinelli, C ^a   Borghi, Battista ^e   Grossi, Paolo ^f   Albani, A ^g   Ambrosoli, A L ^h   Avallone, V ⁱ   Barbaglio, C ^j   Baronio, M ^h   Bonarelli, S ^k   Boracchi, E M ^h   Bosco, M ^h   Buffone, A ^l   Carassiti, M ^m   Caristi, D ⁿ   Ceffa, C ^o   Davia G ^h   Delazzo, M ^a   Deni, F ^h   Dente, S ^p   Disma, N ^q   Dottore, B ^r   Fanzago, E ^s   Fattorini, L ^h   Gullotta, S ^h   Manassero, A ^h   Marzullo, A ^t   Mazza, A ^u   Mossetti, V ^v   Palermo, S ^w   Pinciroli, R L ^x   Scatto, A ^y   Seveso, M ^z   Taddei, S ^h   Ternavasio, C G ^aa   Tripi, G ^r   Vitale, G ^ab   Zadra, N ^y   Zarcone, A ^h   more..

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^g Department of Anesthesia Intensive Care   (Italy)

^h Department of Anesthesia Ospedale di Circolo Fondazione Macchi Varese ^*  (Italy)

ⁱ CTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j IRCCS Policlinico San DonatoeSan Donato Milanese   (Italy)

^k RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^l ICOT   (Italy)

^m Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio Medico di Roma   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^o Reanimation University Hospital Maggiore della Carit Novara Italy   (Italy)

^p Bolzano General Hospital Bolzano   (Italy)

^q G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^r SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^s Massaia Hospital Asti   (Italy)

^t MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^u Santa Corona Hospital Pietra Ligure Savona   (Italy)

^v REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^w UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^x Ospedale Civile di Legnano   (Italy)

^y UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^z UO of Pediatric and Neonatal Pathology   (Italy)

^aa SANT'ANDREA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ab SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Acute pain service; Epidural block; Peripheral nerve block; Postoperative pain; Regional analgesia; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPRENORPHINE; CLONIDINE; CODEINE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MEPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; TRAMADOL;

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; ITALY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 78149362062     PISSN: 17543207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujps.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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