Ultrasound-guided lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block: Comparison of two techniques

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-72

  Hara, K ^a   Sakura, S ^a   Shido, A ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Femoral; Lateral cutaneous; Nerve block; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MEPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE SURGERY; LATERAL FEMORAL CUTANEOUS NERVE BLOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE BLOCK; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 79551523007     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1103900111     Document Type: Article

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