A retrospective review of 4767 consecutive spinal anesthetics: Central nervous system complications

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 578-584

  Horlocker, Terese T ^a   McGregor, Diana G ^a   Matsushige, Derek K ^a   Schroeder, Darrell R ^a   Besse, Jennifer A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; GLUCOSE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PROCAINE; TETRACAINE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DISKITIS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031039069     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199703000-00021     Document Type: Article

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