Regional anesthesia and analgesia in critically ill patients: A systematic review

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 537-544

  Stundner, Ottokar ^a   Memtsoudis, Stavros G ^a  

^a Hospital for Special Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HEADACHE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY FAILURE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NERVE BLOCK; NEURALGIA; PAIN; PANCREATITIS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SEDATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84865737043     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3182625f1a     Document Type: Review

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