Continuous peripheral nerve block compared with single-injection peripheral nerve block: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 583-594

  Bingham, Ann E ^a   Fu, Rochelle ^b   Horn, Jean Louis ^b   Abrahams, Matthew S ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SINGLE INJECTION PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84868299154     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e31826c351b     Document Type: Article

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