Continuous Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Major Breast Surgery

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 470-476

  Boezaart, André P ^a   Raw, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BREAST SURGERY; ELECTROANALGESIA; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MAJOR SURGERY; NERVE STIMULATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; TECHNIQUE; THORACIC PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK;

BREAST; CATHETERIZATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33748094086     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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