Spread of injectate with superficial cervical plexus block in humans: An anatomical study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 733-735

  Pandit, Jaideep J ^a   Dutta, D ^a   Morris, J F ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, cervical plexus block; Anaesthetic techniques, regional; Anaesthetics local; Anatomy; Surgery, carotid endarterectomy

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLENE BLUE;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; FASCIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NECK; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE FIBER; NERVE ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 0242720192     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg250     Document Type: Article

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