Meta-analyses of ultrasound-guided versus traditional peripheral nerve block techniques-are we comparing apples and oranges?

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-89

  Torrillo, Toni M ^a   Rosenblatt, Meg A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; META ANALYSIS; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE INJURY; NEUROANATOMY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; ULTRASOUND;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 79952377526     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2011.01.001     Document Type: Editorial

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