Site marking for peripheral nerve blockade to reduce the incidence of incorrect side regional anaesthesia

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1022-1023

  Harris, B ^a   Torlot, K ^a  

^a PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK SITE MARKING; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA;

HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NERVE BLOCK; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 68149159805     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06037.x     Document Type: Letter

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