Impact of anterior scalene lidocaine blocks on predicting surgical success in older patients with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1370-1375

  Lum, Ying Wei ^a   Brooke, Benjamin S ^a   Likes, Kendall ^a   Modi, Monica ^a   Grunebach, Holly ^a   Christo, Paul J ^a   Freischlag, Julie A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NEUROGENIC THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB RESECTION; SCALENE MUSCLE; SCALENOTOMY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; THORAX SURGERY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BALTIMORE; BOTULINUM TOXINS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LIDOCAINE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860364277     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.11.132     Document Type: Article

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