Prospective study of the incidence of transient radicular irritation in patients undergoing spinal anesthesia

Anesthesiology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1361-1367

  Pollock, Julia E ^a   Neal, Joseph M ^b   Stephenson, Carol A ^b   Wiley, Carol E ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anesthetic techniques: spinal; Anesthetics, local: bupivacaine; lidocaine; Cauda Equina syndrome; Outpatient; Pain: radicular; Transient radicular irritation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BACK PAIN; BUPIVACAINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030008574     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199606000-00012     Document Type: Article

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