Evidence-based review of ultrasound imaging for regional anesthesia

Seminars in Anesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 218-228

  Ting, Paul H ^a   Antonakakis, John G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Block; Blockade; Evidence; Guided; Imaging; Peripheral nerve; Regional; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE;

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CENTRAL VEIN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMORAL NERVE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIATIC NERVE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 36549030259     PISSN: 02770326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sane.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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