Digital nerve blocks: A cadaveric study of an unrecognized trauma?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 770-772

  Phillips, John S ^a   Gillespie, Patrick H ^a,b   Logan, Andrew M ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital nerve; Iatrogenic; Injury; Local anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DIGITAL NERVE; FINGER; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJURY; NEEDLE; NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CADAVER; FINGER INJURIES; FINGERS; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJECTIONS; NEEDLES; NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVES;

EID: 29544432315     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000174842.47343.2c     Document Type: Article

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