Peripheral nerve blocks for outpatient surgery: Evidence-based indications

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 467-474

  Lin, Emily ^a   Choi, Jason ^a   Hadzic, Admir ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulatory surgery; outpatient surgery; peripheral nerve block; ultrasound; upper extremity

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; PLACEBO; ROPIVACAINE;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SHOULDER SURGERY;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ELBOW; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HAND; HUMANS; HUMERUS; NERVE BLOCK; SHOULDER;

EID: 84880842472     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: 14736500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e328362baa4     Document Type: Review

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