Prospective randomized comparison of ultrasound-guided and neurostimulation techniques for continuous interscalene brachial plexus block in patients undergoing coracoacromial ligament repair

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1006-1010

  Danelli, G ^a   Bonarelli, S ^b   Togn, A ^b   Ghisi, D ^a   Fanelli, A ^a   Biondini, S ^c   Moschini, E ^c   Fanelli, G ^c  

^a CREMONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

acute pain; nerve stimulation, orthopaedic surgery regional anaesthesia; ropivacaine; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NAROPINA; ROPIVACAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; BREAKTHROUGH PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORACOACROMIAL LIGAMENT REPAIR; DRUG USE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NEEDLE; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUNCTURE; RADIAL ARTERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN NERVE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84861364956     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes031     Document Type: Article

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