Usefulness of perfusion index to detect the effect of brachial plexus block

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 325-328

  Kus, Alparslan ^a   Gurkan, Yavuz ^a   Gormus, Suna Kara ^a   Solak, Mine ^a   Toker, Kamil ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Infraclavicular block; Perfusion index; Pulse oximetry; Regional anesthesia; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICES; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; INFRACLAVICULAR BLOCK; OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT; OBSERVATION PERIOD; PERFUSION INDICES; PULSE OXIMETRY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; SENSORS; SURGERY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

OXIMETERS;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFUSION INDEX; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARM; AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878328220     PISSN: 13871307     EISSN: 15732614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10877-013-9439-4     Document Type: Article

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