Prospective randomized observer-blinded study comparing the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided rectus sheath block and local anaesthetic infiltration for umbilical hernia repair

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 790-795

  Gurnaney, H G ^a   Maxwell, L G ^a   Kraemer, F W ^a   Goebel, T ^a   Nance, M L ^a   Ganesh, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

paediatric anaesthesia; regional anaesthesia; ultrasound guidance; umbilical hernia repair

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOVERY ROOM; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RECTUS SHEATH BLOCK; TACHYCARDIA; UMBILICAL HERNIA; VOMITING;

EID: 80054101706     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer263     Document Type: Article

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