Use of a nerve stimulator does not improve the efficacy of ultrasound-guided supraclavicular nerve blocks

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 580-584

  Beach, Michael L ^a   Sites, Brian D ^a   Gallagher, John D ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Nerve stimulator; Regional; Supraclavicular block; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SENSORY EVALUATION; ULTRASOUND;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845391801     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.03.017     Document Type: Article

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