A new brachial plexus block technique in dogs

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 133-139

  Futema, Fábio ^a   Fantoni, Denise Tabacchi ^a   Auler, José Otávio Costa ^a   Cortopassi, Silvia Renata Gaido ^a   Acaui, Andrea ^a   Stopiglia, Angelo João ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Bupivacaine; Canine; Local anesthetic; Orthopedic surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944383368     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-2995.2002.00082.x     Document Type: Article

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