Ultrasound compared with nerve stimulation guidance for peripheral nerve catheter placement: A meta-Analysis of randomized controlled trials

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 564-572

  Schnabel, A ^a   Meyer Friessem C H ^b   Zahn, P K ^b   Pogatzki Zahn, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute pain; Anaesthetic techniques; Regional; Regional anaesthesia; Regional techniques

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MEPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ECHOGRAPHY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE CATHETER PLACEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84888254942     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet196     Document Type: Review

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