Cardiac arrest during segmental thoracic epidural anesthesia

Anesthesiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 503-505

  Chan, Kevin K M ^b   Welch, Kathleen J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

bradycardia; cardiac arrest; epidural; thoracic epidural

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; ONDANSETRON;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; BRADYCARDIA; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS;

EID: 0031057086     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199702000-00029     Document Type: Article

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