Increased success rate with infraclavicular brachial plexus block using a dual-injection technique

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 251-256

  Rodriguez J ^a,b   Barcena M ^a   Lagunilla, J ^a   Alvarez J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; brachial plexus; infraclavicular; nerve stimulation; techniques

Indexed keywords

MEPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY EVALUATION;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CLAVICLE; ELBOW; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; UPPER EXTREMITY; WRIST;

EID: 3142731963     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.08.006     Document Type: Article

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