Ultrasound guidance improves the success rate of axillary plexus block: a meta-analysis
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Ultrasound guidance improves success rate of axillary brachial plexus block.
PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to determine if real time ultrasound guidance improves the success rate of axillary brachial plexus blockade. METHODS Patients undergoing elective hand surgery were randomly assigned to one of three groups. Axillary blocks were performed using three motor response endpoints in the nerve stimulator (NS) Group, real-time ultrasound guidance in the ultrasound...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (English Edition)
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0104-0014
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjane.2015.01.002