Ultrasound imaging techniques for regional blocks in intensive care patients

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Wiebalck, Albrecht ^a   Grau, Thomas ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost savings; Doughnut sign; Fascicles; Quality of regional anesthesia; Regional block; Short onset time; Time savings; Ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; NERVE ROOT; PAIN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SCIATIC NERVE; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LOWER EXTREMITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 34247331891     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000260676.90475.00     Document Type: Review

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