Ultrasound-guided sciatic nerve block in infants and toddlers produces successful anesthesia regardless of the motor response

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 633-637

  Ponde, Vrushali C ^a   Desai, Ankit P ^b   Dhir, Shalini ^c  

^a Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation   (India)

^b BJWH for Children   (India)

^c ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nerve block; Neurostimulation; Regional; Sciatic nerve; Success rate; Ultrasound guided

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOOT SURGERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFANT; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; ULTRASOUND; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FOOT; MOTONEURON; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY;

ANESTHESIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FOOT; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCIATIC NERVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 77953838683     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03325.x     Document Type: Article

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