Interscalene block with a nerve stimulator: A deltoid motor response is a satisfactory endpoint for successful block

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 356-359

  Silverstein, Wendy B ^a   Saiyed, Moin U ^b   Brown, Anthony R ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetic techniques; Brachial plexus anesthesia; Interscalene block; Nerve stimulator; Neurostimulation; Regional

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BICARBONATE; BUPIVACAINE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; DELTOID MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034234349     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rapm.2000.7597     Document Type: Article

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