Spread of injectate after ultrasound-guided subcostal transversus abdominis plane block: A cadaveric study

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 745-750

  Barrington, Michael J ^a   Ivanusic, J J ^b   Rozen, W M ^b   Hebbard, P ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NERVE ROOT; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; COLORING AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 67650234240     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.05933.x     Document Type: Article

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