The effect of transversus abdominis plane block or local anaesthetic infiltration in inguinal hernia repair: A randomised clinical trial

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 415-421

  Petersen, Pernille L ^a   Mathiesen, Ole ^b   Stjernholm, Pia ^a   Kristiansen, Viggo B ^a   Torup, Henrik ^a   Hansen, Egon G ^a   Mitchell, Anja U ^a   Moeller, Ann ^a   Rosenberg, Jacob ^a   Dahl, Joergen B ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b Section of Acute Pain Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; KETOBEMIDONE; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK; TREATMENT DURATION;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS; AREA UNDER CURVE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876294422     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32835fc86f     Document Type: Article

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