A randomized comparison of proximal and distal ultrasound-guided adductor canal catheter insertion sites for knee arthroplasty

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1653-1662

  Mariano, Edward R ^a   Kim, T Edward ^a   Wagner, Michael J ^a   Funck, Natasha ^a   Harrison, T Kyle ^a   Walters, Tessa ^a   Giori, Nicholas ^b,c   Woolson, Steven ^b,c   Ganaway, Toni ^a   Howard, Steven K ^a  

^a Perioperative and Pain Medicine   (United States)

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

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous adductor canal block; Knee arthroplasty; Musculoskeletal ultrasound; Perineural catheter; Ultrasound guided regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS; ARTHROPLASTY; CATHETERS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; ORTHOPEDICS;

CONTINUOUS ADDUCTOR CANAL BLOCK; DISTAL LOCATIONS; INSERTION SITE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LOCAL ANESTHETICS; SIDE EFFECT; ULTRASOUND GUIDED;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ADRENALIN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE;

AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THIGH; TIME;

AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIGH; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84907196230     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/ultra.33.9.1653     Document Type: Article

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