Minimum effective concentration of bupivacaine for axillary brachial plexus block guided by ultrasound

INTRODUCTION: The use of ultrasound in regional anesthesia allows reducing the dose of local anesthetic used for peripheral nerve block. The present study was performed to determine the minimum effective concentration (MEC90) of bupivacaine for axillary brachial plexus block. METHODS: Patients under...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Takeda, Leonardo Henrique Cunha Ferraro, André Hosoi Rezende, Eduardo Jun Sadatsune, Luiz Fernando dos Reis Falcão, Maria Angela Tardelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2015-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942015000300163&lng=en&tlng=en