A clinical study comparing epinephrine 200μg or clonidine 90μig as adjuvants to local anaesthetic agent in brachial plexus block via supraclavicular approach

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 523-527

  Chawda, Priti M ^a   Sharma, Gunjan ^a  

^a M P SHAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Clonidine; Epinephrine; Supraclavicular brachial plexus block

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872157771     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: 22312730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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