Ultrasound guidance versus electrical stimulation for infraclavicular brachial plexus perineural catheter insertion

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1211-1218

  Mariano, Edward R ^a   Loland, Vanessa J ^a   Bellars, Richard H ^a   Sandhu, Navparkash S ^a   Bishop, Michael L ^a   Abrams, Reid A ^b   Meunier, Matthew J ^b   Maldonado, Rosalita C ^a   Ferguson, Eliza J ^a   Ilfeld, Brian M ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous infraclavicular nerve block; Electrical stimulation; Perineural infusion; Ultrasound guided regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; NEEDLES; SURGERY; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

CATHETER PLACEMENT; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; NERVE BLOCK; ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE; ULTRASOUND GUIDED; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS; UPPER EXTREMITY; VASCULAR PUNCTURE;

CATHETERS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDLE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PUNCTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 70349301403     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.9.1211     Document Type: Article

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