Regional Nerve Block Allows for Optimization of Planning in the Creation of Arteriovenous Access for Hemodialysis by Improving Superficial Venous Dilatation

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 730-733

  Laskowski, I A ^a   Muhs, B ^a   Rockman, C R ^a   Adelman, M A ^a   Ranson, M ^a   Cayne, N S ^a   Leivent, J A ^a   Maldonado, T S ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NERVE BLOCK; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOURNIQUET; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN DILATATION;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARM; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASODILATION; VEINS;

EID: 35548934697     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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