Continuous lesser palatine nerve block for postoperative analgesia after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Ponstein, Nathaniel A ^a   Kim, Tae Wu Edward ^a   Hsia, Jennifer ^b,c   Goode, Richard ^b   Borges, Paula ^b   Mariano, Edward R ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

continuous peripheral nerve block; obstructive sleep apnea; perineural infusion; postoperative analgesia; uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAKTHROUGH PAIN; CASE REPORT; CATHETER REMOVAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTINUOUS LESSER PALATINE NERVE BLOCK; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OROPHARYNX; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT PALATE; TONSILLECTOMY; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

ADULT; AMIDES; ANALGESIA; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PALATE; PHARYNX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULA;

EID: 84887817707     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3182971887     Document Type: Article

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