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Axillary Brachial Plexus Block

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One of the purposes of this monographic study was to commemorate, at a distance of about a century, the first brachial plexus blocks, namely Kulenkampff’s supraclavicular block and Hirschel’s axillary block.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

    M. Bosco

  2. Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy Service, IRCCS—Immacolata Dermopathic Institute (IDI), Rome, Italy

    A. Clemente

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Bosco, M., Clemente, A. (2014). Axillary Brachial Plexus Block. In: Alemanno, F., Bosco, M., Barbati, A. (eds) Anesthesia of the Upper Limb. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5418-9_10

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