The radial nerve should be blocked before the ulnar nerve during a brachial plexus block at the humeral canal

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 354-357

  Guntz, Emmanuel ^a   Herman, Pierre ^a   Delbos, Alain ^b   Sosnowski, Maurice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b Service de Cardiologie   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE INJURY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 2542616680     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018239     Document Type: Article

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