The use of a catheter to provide brachial plexus block in dogs

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 685-689

  Moens, Noël M M ^a,b   Caulkett, Nigel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CATHETERIZATION; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; NERVE BLOCK;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CATHETERIZATION; DOGS; LIDOCAINE; NERVE BLOCK;

EID: 0034265218     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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