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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

The Use of a New Device-Assisted Needle Guidance versus Conventional Approach to Perform Ultrasound Guided Brachial Plexus Blockade: A Randomized Controlled Study

Amaresh Vydyanathan1 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Priya Agrawal2 Sutter Health System, Oakland, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2917-9684View further author information
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Naveen Shetty3 Department of Anesthesiology, New York University, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Singh Nair1 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USAView further author information
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Nancy Shilian4 Department of Family Medicine, Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital, Oceanside, NY, USAView further author information
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Naum Shaparin1 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1060-429XView further author information
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Pages 61-69 | Received 04 Mar 2022, Accepted 06 Jul 2022, Published online: 25 Jul 2022

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