Image-guided techniques for peripheral nerve blocks

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 409-415

  Sala Blanch, Xavier ^a   De Andrés, Jose ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Imaging; Imaging techniques; Regional anaesthesia; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW;

EID: 4944237209     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200410000-00010     Document Type: Review

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