High spinal anesthesia after epidural test dose administration in five obstetric patients

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-123

  Richardson, Michael G ^a   Lee Andrew, C ^a   Wissler, Richard N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

anesthetic techniques; complications; epidural; obstetric anesthesia; regional

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PREGNANCY; PUNCTURES; SPINAL NERVES; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

EID: 0029878760     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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