A clinical assessment tool for ultrasound-guided axillary brachial plexus block

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 616-623

  Sultan, S F ^a   Iohom, G ^a   Saunders, J ^b   Shorten, G ^a  

^a University College Cork   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ULTRASOUND GUIDED AXILLARY BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 84859766929     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2012.02673.x     Document Type: Article

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