Role of ultrasound in startup regional anesthesia practice for outpatients

International Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 69-78

  Gray, Andrew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE PLEXUS; OUTPATIENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; HUMANS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 22544445903     PISSN: 00205907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aia.0000166190.91190.ab     Document Type: Conference Paper

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