Head and neck blocks in infants, children, and adolescents

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-87

  Suresh, Santhanam ^a   Voronov, Polina ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

block; head; neck; peripheral nerves; postoperative pain control

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

CERVICAL PLEXUS; CHILD; HEAD; HUMAN; INFRAORBITAL NERVE; NECK; NERVE BLOCK; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CHILD; CRANIAL NERVES; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; MANDIBLE; NECK; NERVE BLOCK; ORBIT; PALATE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TROCHLEAR NERVE;

EID: 82655172879     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03701.x     Document Type: Review

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