Analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided adductor canal blockade after arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A randomised controlled trial

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 422-428

  Espelund, Malene ^a   Fomsgaard, Jonna S ^a   Haraszuk, Jørgen ^a   Mathiesen, Ole ^b   Dahl, Jørgen B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; IBUPROFEN; KETOBEMIDONE; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ADDUCTOR CANAL BLOCK; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMIDES; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; AREA UNDER CURVE; ARTHROSCOPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879148301     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e328360bdb9     Document Type: Article

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