A cervical nerve block approach to improve safety

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 563-565

  Gilula, Louis A ^a   Ma, Daniel ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Anesthetic; Cervical nerve block; CNS; Injection technique; Spinal injection

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOHEXOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; STEROID;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; NEEDLE; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK; CADAVER; CERVICAL PLEXUS; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 34548235793     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2331     Document Type: Article

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