Falls and major orthopaedic surgery with peripheral nerve blockade: A systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 518-528

  Johnson, R L ^a   Kopp, S L ^a   Hebl, J R ^a   Erwin, P J ^a   Mantilla, C B ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

accidental falls; anaesthesia, conduction; arthroplasty, replacement, hip; arthroplasty, replacement, knee; muscle weakness; nerve block

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FALLING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE BLOCK; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 84875667441     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet013     Document Type: Review

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