Transient radicular irritation after bupivacaine spinal anesthesia

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 26-29

  Tarkkila, Pekka ^a,c   Huhtala, Jukka ^b   Tuominen, Marjatta ^a   Lindgren, Leena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c Surgical Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

adverse effects; bupivacaine; spinal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; MARCAIN SPINAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBARISM; INTERVIEW; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030024715     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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