Comparison of forearm and conventional bier⇔s blocks for manipulation and reduction of distal radius fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-59

  Chong, A K S ^a   Tan, D M K ^a   Ooi, B S ^a   Mahadevan, M ^a   Lim, A Y T ^a   Lim, B H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bier s block; distal radius fracture; hand surgery; regional anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BIER BLOCK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MANIPULATION, ORTHOPEDIC; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADIUS FRACTURES; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 33845884855     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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