Leg ischaemia in an infant following accidental intra-arterial administration of atracurium treated with caudal anaesthesia

Anaesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1154-1156

  Kessell, G ^a   Barker, I ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional: epidural, caudal; Arteries; femoral; Complications; accidents, ischaemia; Neuromuscular relaxants; atracurium

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ATRACURIUM; BUPIVACAINE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; DOWN SYNDROME; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; MALE; PULSE RATE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TONSILLECTOMY; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASODILATATION; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0030463822     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb15056.x     Document Type: Article

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