The vertical infraclavicular brachial plexus block: A simulation study using magnetic resonance imaging

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 273-278

  Klaastad, Øivind ^a   Smedby, Örjan ^b   Kjelstrup, Trygve ^a   Smith, Hans Jørgen ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; APPARATUS; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEEDLE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; VEIN INJURY; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PLEURA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN;

EID: 20744436652     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000153861.31254.AC     Document Type: Article

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