Use of ultrasound in peripheral nerve blocks;Einsatz von ultraschall zur durchführung peripherer nervenblockaden

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-24

  Schwemmer, Ulrich ^a   Markus, C K ^a   Brederlau, J ^a   Schuster, F ^a   Redel, A ^a   Roewer, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Anesthesia; Interventional procedures; Nervous peripheral; Ultrasound 2D

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CANNULA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; GANGLION BLOCK; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; PERINEURIUM; PERIPHERAL NERVE; REVIEW;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 63149194268     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109117     Document Type: Review

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