Respiratory arrest after spinal anesthesia with lidocaine and fentanyl

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1387-1388

  Cornish, Philip B ^a  

^a WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FENTANYL; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0030927814     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199706000-00041     Document Type: Article

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