Practical concepts in the monitoring of injection pressures during peripheral nerve blocks

International Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 67-80

  Ip, Vivian H Y ^a   Tsui, Ban C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AIR EMBOLISM; ANESTHESIST; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLOOD NERVE BARRIER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPRESSED AIR INJECTION TECHNIQUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INJECTION PRESSURE; INJECTION SITE NERVE DAMAGE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MANOMETER; NEEDLE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYRINGE; ULTRASOUND; VEIN COMPLIANCE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MANOMETRY; NEEDLES; NERVE BLOCK; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESSURE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 79959915302     PISSN: 00205907     EISSN: 15371913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AIA.0b013e31821775bc     Document Type: Conference Paper

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