A randomized comparison between subepineural and conventional ultrasound-guided popliteal sciatic nerve block

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 548-552

  Tran, De Q H ^a   Dugani, Shubada ^a   Pham, Kevin ^a   Al Shaafi, Aref ^a   Finlayson, Roderick J ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCIATIC NERVE BLOCK; TIBIAL NERVE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERONEAL NERVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCIATIC NERVE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIBIAL NERVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 80055098603     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e318235f566     Document Type: Article

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