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. 1994 Jan;70(1):54–55. doi: 10.1136/adc.70.1.54

Continuous axillary nerve block for chronic pain.

M S Fewtrell 1, D J Sapsford 1, M J Herrick 1, G Noble-Jamieson 1, R I Russell 1
PMCID: PMC1029684  PMID: 7509152

Abstract

Continuous axillary nerve block was used to relieve pain after a chemical burn to the arm in a child on mechanical ventilation after liver transplantation. The analgesia was sufficient to replace parenteral analgesia and allow extubation.

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