Ultrasound-guided sciatic nerve block: Description of a new approach at the subgluteal space

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 390-395

  Karmakar, M K ^a   Kwok, W H ^a   Ho, A M ^a   Tsang, K ^a   Chui, P T ^a   Gin, T ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic, techniques, regional sciatic; Nerve, nerve block, ultrasound guided, subgluteal

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOOT SURGERY; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; ULTRASOUND; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FOOT; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIGH;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FOOT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE BLOCK; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SCIATIC NERVE; THIGH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 34247850882     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael364     Document Type: Article

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