Sonographically guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block in adults: A retrospective analysis of 1146 cases

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1555-1561

  Sandhu, NavParkash S ^a,b   Manne, Joseph S ^a   Medabalmi, Praveen K ^a   Capan, Levon M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus block; Infraclavicular block; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; BLOOD; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DRUG DOSAGE; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; TOXICITY; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

INFRACLAVICULAR BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCKS (ICBPB); RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS; SEDATION; SONOGRAPHY;

DISEASES;

FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTERY PUNCTURE; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; SEX RATIO;

EID: 33847000543     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.12.1555     Document Type: Article

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