Compartment syndrome associated with bupivacaine and fentanyl epidural analgesia in pediatric orthopaedics

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 285-288

  Dunwoody, Jamie M ^b   Reichert, Clayton C ^b   Brown, Kenneth L B ^a,b  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Compartment syndrome; Complications; Epidural analgesia

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG MIXTURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HIP DYSPLASIA; HIP OSTEOTOMY; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG COMPRESSION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030962106     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199705000-00003     Document Type: Article

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