A prospective, randomized, double-blind comparison of ultrasound-guided axillary brachial plexus blocks using 2 versus 4 injections

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1222-1226

  Imasogie, Ngozi ^a   Ganapathy, Sugantha ^a   Singh, Sudha ^a   Armstrong, Kevin ^a   Armstrong, Paidrig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; AXILLARY ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMB SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; RADIAL NERVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 77950978087     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181cb6791     Document Type: Article

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