Dextrose 5% in water as an alternative medium to gel for performing ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 525-527

  Tsui, Ban C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; WATER;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CELL SWELLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATION; CYTOLYSIS; GEL; LETTER; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; GELS; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 74549135694     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181af12b7     Document Type: Letter

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