Vertical infraclavicular brachial plexus block: Needle redirection after elicitation of elbow flexion

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 236-241

  Moayeri, Nizar ^a   Renes, Steven ^b   Van Geffen, Geert J ^b   Groen, Gerbrand J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; AXILLARY ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; HUMAN; MICROTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE; VERTICAL INFRACLAVICULAR BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK; AGED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; INNERVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WRIST;

AGED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; ELBOW; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; WRIST;

EID: 70349231052     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e31819a8a92     Document Type: Article

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