Bilateral cervical plexus block for thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy in healthy and high risk patients

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 714-718

  Kulkarni, R S ^a   Braverman, L E ^a   Patwardhan, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Parathyroid; Regional anesthesia; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; NARCOTIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOBECTOMY; MALE; MUSIC; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; OPERATION DURATION; PARATHYROID GLAND; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RECOVERY ROOM; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0030453487     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347873     Document Type: Article

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