Complications associated with 27 031 ultrasound-guided axillary brachial plexus blocks: A web-based survey of 36 French centres

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 606-610

  Ecoffey, Claude ^a   Oger, Emmanuel ^b   Marchand Maillet, Florence ^c   Cimino, Yann ^d   Rannou, Jean Jérome ^e   Beloeil, Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^d Anesthésie Réanimation Clinique de Fontaine   (France)

^e Clinique la Francilienne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRASOUND GUIDED AXILLARY BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCKS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FRANCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84925863240     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000063     Document Type: Article

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