Ultrasound reduces the minimum effective local anaesthetic volume compared with peripheral nerve stimulation for interscalene block

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 124-130

  McNaught, A ^a   Shastri, U ^a   Carmichael, N ^a   Awad, I T ^a   Columb, M ^c   Cheung, J ^a   Holtby, R M ^b   McCartney, C J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anaesthetic techniques, regional, brachial plexus; analgesics, postoperative

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHROSCOPY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SHOULDER JOINT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 79952115133     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq306     Document Type: Article

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