Dexamethasone or Dexmedetomidine as Local Anesthetic Adjuvants for Ultrasound-guided Axillary Brachial Plexus Blocks with Nerve Stimulation |
Lee, Myeong Jong
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Konkuk University Medical School)
Koo, Dae Jeong (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Konkuk University Medical School) Choi, Yu Sun (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Konkuk University Medical School) Lee, Kyu Chang (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Konkuk University Medical School) Kim, Hye Young (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Konkuk University Medical School) |
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