Suprascapular nerve block: Important procedure in clinical practice. Part II

Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 616-622

  Fernandes, Marcos Rassi ^a   Barbosa, Maria Alves ^a   Sousa, Ana Luiza Lima ^a   Ramos, Gilson Cassem ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b Brazilian Medical Association   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Local anesthesia; Nerve block; Shoulder pain; Techniques

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROCAINE;

AGITATION; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMA; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOCAL ANESTHETIC SYSTEMIC TOXICITY; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESPIRATORY CARE; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SHOULDER PAIN; SIDE EFFECT; SUPRASCAPULAR NERVE BLOCK; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TACHYCARDIA; TASTE DISORDER;

HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 84866523760     PISSN: 04825004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0482-50042012000400011     Document Type: Review

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