Ultrasound vs nerve stimulation multiple injection technique for posterior popliteal sciatic nerve block

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 638-642

  Danelli, Ghisi ^a   Fanelli, A ^a   Ghisi, D ^a   Moschini, E ^a   Rossi, M ^a   Ortu, A ^a   Baciarello, M ^a   Fanelli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SCIATIC NERVE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 66349135075     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.05915.x     Document Type: Article

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