Applications of ultrasound in paediatric anaesthesia

Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 302-308

  McCormack, Jon G ^a   Malherbe, Stephan ^a  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Invasive vascular access; Paediatric anaesthesia; Peripheral nerve blocks; Regional anaesthesia; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROIMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 56949104054     PISSN: 09537112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cacc.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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