Complications of cervical epidural nerve blocks with steroids: A prospective study of 790 consecutive blocks

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 149-151

  Waldman, Steven D ^a  

^a Pain Consortium of Greater Kansas City   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetic techniques; Cervical epidural nerve block; Complications; Durai puncture; Epidural blood patch; Infection; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADICULOPATHY; SYNCOPE; VASOVAGALE REFLEX;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL PUNCTURE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0024341294     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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