Regional hemodynamic changes after an axillary brachial plexus block: A pulsed-wave doppler ultrasound study

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 111-118

  Li, Jiawei ^a   Karmakar, Manoj K ^a   Li, Xiang ^b   Kwok, Wing Hong ^a   Ngan Kee, Warwick Dean ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b The Central Hospital of Minhang District   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; COMPLIANCE; FEMALE; HAND; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATION;

EID: 84855177315     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e318234007e     Document Type: Article

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