Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks;Bloqueios nervosos guiados por ultra-som

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 106-123

  Helayel, Pablo Escovedo ^a,b   Da Conceição, Diogo Brüggemann ^b   De Oliveira Filho, Getúlio Rodrigues ^a  

^a CET ^*  (Brazil)

^b Núcleo de Ensino e Pesquisa em Anestesia Regional NEPAR

Author keywords

Anesthesia, regional; Anesthetic techniques, regional block; Equipment, ultrasound

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; HUMAN; IMAGING; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 33846541419     PISSN: 00347094     EISSN: 1806907X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-70942007000100012     Document Type: Review

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