Infraclavicular brachial plexus block versus humeral block in trauma patients: A comparison of patient comfort

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 912-915

  Minville, Vincent ^a   Fourcade, Olivier ^b   Idabouk, Lamia ^b   Claassen, Jonathan ^b   Chassery, Clément ^b   Nguyen, Luc ^b   Pourrut, Jean Claude ^b   Benhamou, Dan ^b  

^a TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE; OPIATE; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HUMERAL BLOCK; HUMERUS; INFRACLAVICULAR BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; INJECTION SITE DISCOMFORT; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUNCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33644551855     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000198508.67960.42     Document Type: Article

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