Use of local anesthesia for arterial punctures

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 595-599

  Hudson, Timothy L ^a   Dukes, Susan F ^b   Reilly, Karen ^c  

^a U S ARMY   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

^c US Navy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTERY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUNCTURE; REVIEW;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTERIES; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PUNCTURES;

EID: 39049181554     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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