Comparative evaluation of ultrasound-guided continuous infraclavicular brachial plexus block with stimulating catheter and traditional technique: A prospective-randomized trial

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1158-1166

  Dhir, S ^a,b   Ganapathy, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN CATHETER; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 49849083293     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01736.x     Document Type: Article

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