Different learning curves for axillary brachial plexus block: Ultrasound guidance versus nerve stimulation

Anesthesiology Research and Practice

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Luyet, C ^a   Schupfer G ^b   Wipfli, M ^a   Greif, R ^a   Luginbuhl M ^a   Eichenberger, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; KETAMINE; MEPIVACAINE; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 79952236188     PISSN: 16876962     EISSN: 16876970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/309462     Document Type: Article

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