Transient radicular irritation after single subarachnoid injection of isobaric 2% lignocaine for spinal anaesthesia

Anaesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 178-181

  Hampl, K F ^b   Schneider, M C ^a,b   Bont, A ^b   Pargger, H ^b  

^a Department of Anaesthesia ^*  (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional; spinal; Anaesthetics, local; lignocaine; Complications; neurological

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUTTOCK; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MINOR SURGERY; PAIN; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0029932838     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb07710.x     Document Type: Article

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