In ultrasound-guided interscalene block, do we know where the epineurium is?

Anesthesiology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 753-

  Koff, Matthew ^a   Sites, Brian ^b   Hebl, James R ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIST; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 66149107957     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181865755     Document Type: Letter

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