Survey on current practice of regional anaesthesia in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Part 2: Use, success rates and techniques;Umfrage zur aktuellen situation der regionalanästhesie im deutschsprachigen Raum. Teil 2: Anwendung, erfolgsraten und techniken

Anaesthesist

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 847-855

  Grau, T ^a   Fatehi, S ^a   Motsch, J ^a   Bartusseck, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidural anaesthesia; Peripheral nerve block; Spinal anaesthesia; Success rate; Survey

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; GERMANY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NERVE BLOCK; ORTHOPEDICS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SWITZERLAND; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; AUSTRIA; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; GERMANY; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 4844220500     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00101-004-0720-2     Document Type: Review

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