Ultrasound-guided intercostal nerve block for traumatic pneumothorax requiring tube thoracostomy

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 697.e1-697.e2

  Stone, Michael B ^a   Carnell, Jennifer ^a   Fischer, Jason W J ^a   Herring, Andrew A ^a   Nagdev, Arun ^a  

^a HIGHLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 79959485238     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.06.014     Document Type: Article

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