A practical guide to commonly performed ultrasound-guided peripheral-nerve blocks

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 600-607

  Fingerman, Mitchell ^a   Benonis, James G ^b   Martin, Gavin ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Presbyterian Orthopedic Hospital   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Peripheral nerve blockade; Regional anesthesia; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FEMORAL NERVE BLOCK; HUMAN; INTERSCALENE NERVE BLOCK; NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SCIATIC NERVE BLOCK; SUPRACLAVICULAR NERVE BLOCK; ULTRASOUND;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; SCIATIC NERVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 70349106432     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32832f7643     Document Type: Review

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