Anatomical study of the brachial plexus using surface ultrasound

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-210

  Royse, Colin F ^a,b   Sha, S ^a   Soeding, P F ^a,b   Royse, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axillary; Brachial pexus; Interscalene; Nerve block; Regional anaethesia; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; AXILLA; AXILLARY ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIAL NERVE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RISK REDUCTION; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; ULNAR NERVE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 33645780896     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0603400212     Document Type: Article

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