Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 110-114 , July 2006

Axillary brachial plexus block

  • Daniel P. Monkowski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Regional Anesthesia of the Superior Course AAARBA, UBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Anesthesiologist CCPM, Director of Regional Anesthesia of the Superior Course AAARBA UBA, O’Higgins 3715 3 “A” Buenos Aires, Argentina 1429.
    • ,
  • Camilo S. Gay Larese, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, “M. Castex” Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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PII: S1084-208X(06)00044-9

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2006.07.003

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 110-114 , July 2006

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