Nerve injury by needle nerve perforation in regional anaesthesia: Does size matter?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 245-253

  Steinfeldt, T ^a   Nimphius, W ^a   Werner, T ^a   Vassiliou, T ^a   Kill, C ^a   Karakas, E ^a   Wulf, H ^a   Graf, J ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional; Equipment, needles, needle diameter; Immune response, inflammatory response; Nerve, damage (postoperative), needle nerve perforation; Nerve, damage (postoperative), nerve injury

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL; SUFENTANIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; NEEDLE; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SWINE;

EID: 76749124099     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep366     Document Type: Article

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