Continuous interscalene block using a stimulating catheter: a review of the technique.
The management of postoperative pain after major shoulder surgery can be achieved successfully with a continuous interscalene block. This article reviews the essentials of the stimulating catheter technique for the continuous interscalene block that was described by Boezaart in 1999. The authors also describe their experience and results with the first two hundred catheters they placed.
van de Putte
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Department of Anaesthesiology, O.L.V. Middelaresziekenhuis, Deurne, Belgium. drvandeputte@monica.be
van der Vorst
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D000758:Anesthesia; D002404:Catheterization; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D012782:Shoulder / Q000033:anatomy & histology