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Superficial Cervical Plexus Block (Landmark, Ultrasound-Guided)

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The superficial cervical plexus block is a technique of blocking the greater auricular, lesser occipital, transverse cervical, and supraclavicular nerves, which are peripheral branches of C1–C4.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care 2, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan

    Hiroyuki Nishie

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

    Kiyoshige Ohseto

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

    Hiroyuki Uchino

  3. Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gifu University, Tokyo, Japan

    Hiroki Iida

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Nishie, H. (2019). Superficial Cervical Plexus Block (Landmark, Ultrasound-Guided). In: Ohseto, K., Uchino, H., Iida, H. (eds) Nerve Blockade and Interventional Therapy. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54660-3_21

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