Ultrasound-Guided Femoral Nerve Block, the Safest Way to Proceed?

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 387-388

  O'Donnell, Brian D ^a   Mannion, Stephen ^b  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; ULTRASOUND;

FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PATELLA;

EID: 33745948991     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2006.04.007     Document Type: Letter

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