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Review
. 2019 Oct;19(10):342-348.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2019.06.003. Epub 2019 Aug 24.

General principles of regional anaesthesia in children

F Merella  1 , N Canchi-Murali  1 , V Mossetti  2
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Review

General principles of regional anaesthesia in children

F Merella et al. BJA Educ. 2019 Oct.

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
(A) US image of the right supraclavicular area in a young child. The yellow arrows indicate the brachial plexus sitting on top of the first rib. FR, first rib; SA, subclavian artery. The fine white line indicates the needle path and trajectory. (B) Patient positioning for a supraclavicular brachial plexus block. Linear US transducer positioned along the plexus short-axis view using an IP needle approach.
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