A Comparison of sartorius versus quadriceps stimulation for femoral nerve block: A prospective randomized double-blind controlled trial

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 725-731

  Anns, Jonathan P ^a   Chen, Ewen W ^a   Nirkavan, Nasim ^a   McCartney, Colin J ^a   Awad, Imad T ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CELECOXIB; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; HYDROMORPHONE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FEMORAL NERVE BLOCK; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEEDLE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SARTORIUS MUSCLE; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN NERVE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 79952453076     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182052213     Document Type: Article

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