Painful paresthesiae are infrequent during brachial plexus localization using low-current peripheral nerve stimulation

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 380-383

  Karaca, Pelin ^a   Hadzic, Admir ^a   Yufa, Marina ^a   Vloka, Jerry D ^a   Brown, Anthony R ^a   Visan, Alex ^a   Sanborn, Kevin ^a   Santos, Alan C ^a  

^a Travers 701 ^*

Author keywords

Nerve block; Nerve stimulator; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARM; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER;

EID: 0141528789     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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