The Use of the Superficial Cervical Plexus Block in the Drainage of Submandibular and Submental Abscesses-An Alternative for General Anesthesia

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2642-2645

  Shteif, Moshe ^a   Lesmes, Daniel ^a   Hartman, Guy ^a   Ruffino, Sergio ^b   Laster, Zvi ^a  

^a BARUCH PADEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Neck Surgery Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH EXAMINATION; NERVE BLOCK; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SUBMENTAL ABSCESS; THROMBOSIS; X RAY;

ABSCESS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; CERVICAL PLEXUS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NERVE BLOCK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56149109083     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.05.365     Document Type: Article

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