Incidence of phrenic nerve block and hypercapnia in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy under cervical plexus block

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 377-381

  Emery, G ^a   Handley, G ^a   Davies, M J ^a   Mooney, P H ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic technique: cervical plexus block, phrenic nerve block, carotid endarterectomy, arterial carbon dioxide tension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE ROOT; PHRENIC NERVE; PREMEDICATION; SEDATION;

EID: 0031659402     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9802600406     Document Type: Article

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