Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 142-149

  Karmakar, Manoj K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Anesthesia; Nerve block; Paravertebral; Technique; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DERMATOME; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; INJECTION SITE; NERVE BLOCK; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PAIN; RADIATION SAFETY; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; ULTRASOUND; VERTEBRA;

EID: 70349142195     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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