Sympathectomy-like effects of brachial plexus block in arteriovenous access surgery

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 817-822

  Shemesh, David ^a   Olsha, Oded ^a   Orkin, Dina ^a   Raveh, David ^a   Goldin, Ilya ^a   Reichenstein, Yefim ^a   Zigelman, Charles ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus block; Doppler; Duplex; Regional anesthesia; Renal dialysis; Surgical arteriovenous shunt; Sympathectomy; Ultrasonography; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; SURGERY; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK; DOPPLER; DUPLEX; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RENAL DIALYSIS; SURGICAL ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; SYMPATHECTOMY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VASODILATION;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECOVERY ROOM; SYMPATHECTOMY; VASCULAR SURGERY; VEIN DIAMETER;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSATILE FLOW; RENAL DIALYSIS; SYMPATHECTOMY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VASODILATION;

EID: 33745141637     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.02.1420     Document Type: Article

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