TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 5. Peripheral Nerve Stimulators & Electrophysiology of Nerve
                                                                                Stimulation
A1  - Tsui, Ban C. H.
A1  - Hadzic, Admir
A2  - Hadzic, Admir
Y1  - 2007
N1  - 
T2  - NYSORA Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management
AB  - Eliciting  paresthesia  or  nerve  stimulation  are  commonly  used  methods  for  localizing  nerves  prior  to  the  injection  of  local  anesthetic.  Paresthesia  is  thought  to  result  from  mechanical  stimulation  of  the  nerve,  resulting  in  a  sensory  feeling  described  as  “an  electric  current”  or  “shock”  in  the  sensory  distribution  of  the  nerve  that  is  being  touched.  As  such,  paresthesia  can  indicate  that  the  needle  is  in  close  proximity  to  the  nerve  and  may  be  a  warning  sign  of  impending  mechanical  injury,  should  the  needle  be  further  advanced.  In  contrast,  nerve  stimulation  techniques  rely  on  the  use  of  electric  current  to  elicit  motor  stimulation  of  nerves  and  confirm  the  proximity  of  the  needle  to  the  nerve.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3498551
ER  -