Anomalous anatomy of the brachial plexus identified during ultrasound-guided interscalene plexus block

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 383-

  Dolan, John ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE;

ACROMION; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; APACHE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CAROTID ARTERY; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; INTERSCALENE PLEXUS BOCK; LETTER; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE ROOT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; ULTRASOUND;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 70350163809     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181ac9bf5     Document Type: Letter

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