Ultrasonographic assessment of topographic anatomy in volunteers suggests a modification of the infraclavicular vertical brachial plexus block

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 632-636

  Greher, M ^a   Retzl, G ^b   Niel, P ^c   Kamolz, L ^d   Marhofer, P ^a   Kapral, S ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques; Brachial plexus block; Infraclavicular vertical brachial plexus block; Measurement techniques; Regional; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACROMION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARM; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLAVICLE; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJECTION SITE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TOPOGRAPHY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036260872     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/88.5.632     Document Type: Article

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