The Importance of Needle Echogenity in Ultrasound Guided Axillary Brachial Plexus Block: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study

DÜGER, CEVDET; İSBİR, AHMET; KAYGUSUZ, KENAN; ÖZDEMİR KOL, İCLAL; GÜRSOY, SİNAN; ÖZTÜRK, HAYATİ; Mimaroglu, Caner

doi:10.7150/ijms.6598

The Importance of Needle Echogenity in Ultrasound Guided Axillary Brachial Plexus Block: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study

DÜGER C., İSBİR A. C., KAYGUSUZ K., ÖZDEMİR KOL İ., GÜRSOY S., ÖZTÜRK H., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.10, no.9, pp.1108-1112, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 10 Issue: 9
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.7150/ijms.6598
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1108-1112
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Sivas Cumhuriyet University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: In this study we aimed to compare the echogenic needles and the nerve stimulation addition to non-echogenic needles in ultrasound guided axillary brachial plexus block for upper extremity surgery.