Continuous peripheral nerve blocks in the hospital and at home

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-211

  Ilfeld, Brian M ^a  

^a University of California at San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous catheter; Continuous peripheral nerve block; Perineural local anesthetic infusion; Postoperative analgesia

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; NERVE BLOCK; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 79956344570     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: 22103538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2011.04.003     Document Type: Review

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