A randomized comparison between ultrasound-guided and landmark-based superficial cervical plexus block

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 539-543

  Tran, De Q H ^a   Dugani, Shubada ^a   Finlayson, Roderick J ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEEDLE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUPERFICIAL CERVICAL PLEXUS BLOCK;

ADULT; CERVICAL PLEXUS; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEBEC; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 78149272680     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181faa11c     Document Type: Article

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