Bilateral superficial cervical plexus block combined with general anesthesia administered in thyroid operations

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2338-2343

  Shih, Ming Lang ^a   Duh, Quan Yang ^b   Hsieh, Chung Bao ^a   Liu, Yao Chi ^a   Lu, Chueng He ^a   Wong, Chih Shung ^c   Yu, Jyh Cherng ^a   Yeh, Chun Chang ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CERVICAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952110080     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0698-7     Document Type: Article

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