A low approach to interscalene brachial plexus block results in more distal spread of sensory-motor coverage compared to the conventional approach

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 987-989

  Kim, Jung H ^a   Chen, Junping ^a   Bennett, Henry ^a   Lesser, Jonathan B ^a   Resta Flarer, Francesco ^a   Barczewska Hillel, Anna ^a   Byrnes, Peter ^a   Santos, Alan C ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERSCALENE BLOCK; LOW APPROACH TO THE INTERSCALENE BLOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION;

EID: 79953228827     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31820b5e8e     Document Type: Article

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