Patient-initiated mandatory boluses for ambulatory continuous interscalene analgesia: An effective strategy for optimizing analgesia and minimizing side-effects

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-245

  Fredrickson, M J ^a,b   Abeysekera, A ^b   Price, D J ^a,b   Wong, A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Auckland Southern Cross Hospital Group   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

anaesthetic techniques, regional brachial plexus; anaesthetics local, ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HAND PARESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERSCALENE ANALGESIA; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NIGHT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER SURGERY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; THERAPY EFFECT; WEAKNESS;

EID: 78751507502     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq320     Document Type: Article

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