Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve block - Evidence based medicine and future trends

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 543-548

  Fujiwara, Yoshihiro ^a   Ito, Hiroshi ^a   Shibata, Yasuyuki ^a   Komatsu, Toru ^a  

^a AICHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ultrasound guided peripheral nerve block

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NEEDLE; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVES;

EID: 44449179927     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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