[Differences of analgesic efficacy and complication rates between ultrasound and nervestimulator guided peripheral nerve catheters : Database analysis on patient-relevant target parameters.]

CONCLUSION: This database analysis demonstrated that patients treated with US-guided PNC reported significantly lower postoperative pain scores and the number of patients requiring additional opioids was significantly lower on the day of surgery. The numbers of multiple punctures and failed catheter placements were reduced in the US group, which might be seen as an advantage of US-guided regional anaesthesia.
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Source: Der Anaesthesist - September 18, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Schnabel A, Middendorf B, Boschin MG, Gottschalk A, Van Aken H, Zahn PK, Pogatzki-Zahn EM Tags: Anaesthesist Source Type: research