Feasibility of an infraclavicular block with a reduced volume of lidocaine with sonographic guidance

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-56

  Sandhu, NavParkash S ^a   Bahniwal, Charanjeet S ^a   Capan, Levon M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Lidocaine; Local anesthetic; Regional anesthesia; Sonography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CATHETERS; DRUG DOSAGE; INFILTRATION; NEEDLES; PATIENT MONITORING;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SONOGRAPHY;

ANESTHETICS;

ADRENALIN; DIAMORPHINE; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; AXILLARY ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFRACLAVICULAR BLOCK; JOINT CONTRACTURE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE SURGERY; OPEN REDUCTION; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RADIAL NERVE; RADIUS FRACTURE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; ULNAR NERVE; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 30144435142     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.1.51     Document Type: Article

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