Pneumothorax after an ultrasound-guided lateral sagittal infraclavicular block

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1176-1177

  Koscielniak Nielsen, Z J ^a   Rasmussen, H ^b   Hesselbjerg, L ^b  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROPIVACAINE;

AGED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CASE REPORT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LATERAL SAGITTAL INFRACLAVICULAR BLOCK; LETTER; MALE; NEEDLE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX;

EID: 49849099269     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01732.x     Document Type: Letter

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