Ultrasound versus neurostimulation for popliteal block: Another vain effort to show a non existing clinical relevant difference

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 665-666

  Aguirre, J ^a   Ruland, P ^a   Ekatodramis, G ^a   Borgeat, A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; POPLITEAL BLOCK; ULTRASOUND;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 67649664292     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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