Low interscalene block provides reliable anesthesia for surgery at or about the elbow

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 98-102

  Gadsden, Jeff C ^a,b   Tsai, Tony ^c   Iwata, Takeshige ^b   Somasundarum, Lakshmanisamy ^b   Robards, Christopher ^d   Hadzic, Admir ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Elbow surgery; Interscalene; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; BICARBONATE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; OPERATING ROOM; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AMIDES; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; ELBOW; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 62849127619     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.06.031     Document Type: Article

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