Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 324-328 , August 2010

Intravenous regional anesthesia using lidocaine and neostigmine for upper limb surgery

  • Divya Sethi, MD, DNB (Resident Anesthesiologist)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. A-2B/118-B, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi – 110063, India.
    • ,
  • Rama Wason, MD (Professor of Anesthesia)

Received 19 April 2008 ,Revised 24 September 2009 ,Accepted 26 September 2009.

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☆ Supported by the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Safdarjang Hospital and V.M.M.C, New Delhi – 110029, India, only.

PII: S0952-8180(10)00139-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.09.005

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 324-328 , August 2010

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