Ultrasound-guided adductor canal block for arthroscopic medial meniscectomy: A randomized, double-blind trial

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 874-880

  Hanson, Neil A ^a   Derby, Ryan E ^a   Auyong, David B ^a   Salinas, Francis V ^a   Delucca, Christina ^a   Nagy, Ryan ^a   Yu, Zhuoxin ^b   Slee, April E ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Axio Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; OXYCODONE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; ANESTHETIC NEEDLE; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ANESTHETIC VAPORIZER; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RECOVERY ROOM; RESTING PAIN SCORE; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SHAM PROCEDURE; ULTRASOUND GUIDED ADDUCTOR CANAL SAPHENOUS BLOCK; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ARTHROSCOPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84883146141     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-013-9992-9     Document Type: Article

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