Incidence of neurologic complications related to thoracic epidural catheterization

Anesthesiology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-63

  Giebler, Reiner M ^a   Scherer, Ralf U ^b   Peters, Jürgen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analgesia: postoperative; Analgesics: buprenorphine; Anesthetic techniques: epidural; Complications: hematoma epidural; neurologic deficit

Indexed keywords

MEPIVACAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORAX;

EID: 0031038502     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199701000-00009     Document Type: Article

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