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Diabetic neuropathy increases stimulation threshold during popliteal sciatic nerve block(†)
BACKGROUND: Peripheral nerve stimulation is commonly used for nerve localization in regional anaesthesia, but recommended stimulation currents of 0.3–0.5 mA do not reliably produce motor activity in the absence of intraneural needle placement. As this may be particularly true in patients with diabet...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4797685/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26994231 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bja/aew027 |