Regional anaesthesia of the lower extremity in infants and children

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 152-163

  Tobias, Joseph D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Fascia iliaca block; Femoral nerve blockade; Lumbar pllyus block; Regional anaesthesia; Sciatic nerve block

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; ETIDOCAINE; LIDOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG; NERVE BLOCK; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SCIATIC NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LOWER EXTREMITY;

EID: 0037282315     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00943.x     Document Type: Review

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