Laparoscopic assisted transversus abdominis plane block: A novel insertion technique during laparoscopic nephrectomy

Anaesthesia

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 317-318

  Chetwood, A ^a   Agrawal, S ^a   Hrouda, D ^a   Doyle, P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; LAPAROSCOPIC ASSISTED TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK; LAPAROSCOPY; LETTER; NEPHRECTOMY; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERITONEUM; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; SKIN PENETRATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; NEPHRECTOMY; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 79952723853     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06664.x     Document Type: Letter

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