Ultrasound in local anaesthesia. Part I: Technical developments and background;Ultraschall in der regionalanästhesie Teil I: Technische entwicklungen und grundlagen

Anaesthesist

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 931-937

  Kapral, Stephan ^a   Marhofer, P ^a   Grau, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

High resolution ultrasonography (HRUS); Local anaesthesia; Neuroaxial blockade; Peripheral blockade; Technical principles; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CATHETER; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NEEDLE; NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036860177     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00101-002-0391-9     Document Type: Review

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