Operative management in axillary brachial plexus blocks. Comparison of ultrasound and nerve stimulation;Prozessmanagement bei axillären plexusblockaden. Vergleich von ultraschall und nervenstimulation

Anaesthesist

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 451-456

  Schwemmer, U ^a   Schleppers, A ^b   Markus, C ^a   Kredel, M ^a   Kirschner, S ^c   Roewer, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c Orthopadische Klinik Konig Ludwig Haus   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Axillary block; Costs; Nerve stimulation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MEPIVACAINE;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE STIMULATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; AXILLA; BODY MASS INDEX; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646238927     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00101-006-0976-9     Document Type: Article

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