Complications in Orthopedic Outpatients Not Receiving Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Complications in Anesthesia

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 265-268

  Williams, Brian A ^a,b   Sakai, Tetsuro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 79956351265     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-2215-2.50071-5     Document Type: Chapter

References (8)

1. JE Chelly, B Ben-David, BA Williams and ML Kentor (2003) Anesthesia and postoperative analgesia: Outcomes following orthopedic surgery. Orthopedics 26(8 Suppl), S865-S871.
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3. BM Ilfeld, TE Morey and FK Enneking (2002) Continuous infraclavicular brachial plexus block for postoperative pain control at home: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study. Anesthesiology 96 1297-1304.
4. BM Ilfeld, TE Morey, TW Wright, et al. (2003) Continuous interscalene brachial plexus block for postoperative pain control at home: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study. Anesth Analg 96 1089-1095.
5. SM Klein, KC Nielsen, RA Greengrass, et al. (2001) Ambulatory discharge after long-acting peripheral nerve blockade: 2382 blocks with ropivacaine. Anesth Analg 94 65-70.
6. BA Williams, ML Kentor, MT Vogt, et al. (2003) Femoral-sciatic nerve blocks for complex outpatient knee surgery are associated with less postoperative pain before same-day discharge: A review of 1200 consecutive cases from the period 1996–1999. Anesthesiology 98 1206-1213.
7. BA Williams, ML Kentor, MT Vogt, et al. (2004) The economics of nerve block pain management after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Significant hospital cost savings via associated PACU bypass and same-day discharge. Anesthesiology 100 697-706.
8. BA Williams, MT Vogt, ML Kentor, et al. (2004) Nausea and vomiting after outpatient ACL reconstruction with regional anesthesia: Are lumbar plexus blocks a risk factor? J Clin Anesth 16 276-281.